**Summary of Press Release: Prime Minister Highlights Courage and Willpower via Sanskrit Subhashitam**
**Date of Publication:** March 17, 2026, 8:41 AM
**Origin:** PIB Delhi, Prime Minister’s Office
**Overview**
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi shared a Sanskrit Subhashitam on the social media platform X to emphasize the critical role of self-confidence, inner strength, and resolve in overcoming life’s most difficult challenges. The Prime Minister remarked that an individual equipped with courage and determination can achieve the seemingly impossible and navigate the toughest obstacles.
**Key Themes and Metaphor**
The message centered on the following core principles:
* **Inner Strength:** Affirming that willpower is the foundation for conquering adversity.
* **The Lion Metaphor:** The shared Sanskrit verse compares the power of a single lion to defeat a thousand elephants to the capacity of a human to engage in noble actions fearlessly. It encourages individuals to act with the confidence and spirit of a lion.
**Sanskrit Text and Translation**
* **Verse:** "एकोऽपि सिंहः साहस्रं यूथं मथ्नाति दन्तिनाम् । तस्मात् सिंहमिवोदारमात्मानं वीक्ष्य सम्पतेत्॥"
* **Translation:** Just as one lion has the power to defeat a thousand elephants, a person should perform noble deeds with courage, confidence, and inner strength.
**Document Metadata and Metrics**
* **Release ID:** 2240999
* **Visitor Counter:** 632
* **Reference Code:** MJPS/PRK
* **Social Media Handle:** @narendramodi
* **Multimedia Link:** pic.twitter.com/LaGaUXgZ00
* **Available Languages:** The release is accessible in Urdu, Marathi, Hindi, Bengali, Manipuri, Assamese, Punjabi, Gujarati, Telugu, and Kannada.
Key Entities Referenced
Narendra Modi: Prime Minister of India who shared a Sanskrit Subhashitam to highlight the importance of courage, willpower, and inner strength.
Prime Minister's Office: The primary department responsible for issuing the official communication regarding the Prime Minister's message.
Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav: A government initiative to celebrate 75 years of India's independence, under whose branding this official press release was issued.
Prime Minister's Office
Prime Minister shares a Sanskrit Subhashitam,
highlights the power of courage and willpower to
overcome challenges
Posted On: 17 MAR 2026 8:41AM by PIB Delhi
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi shared a Sanskrit Subhashitam today, highlighting the significance of
self-confidence and inner strength in conquering life's most difficult obstacles.
The Prime Minister remarked that for an individual filled with courage and resolve, nothing in life is
impossible. Shri Modi affirmed that we can overcome the most difficult challenges on the strength of
willpower and self-confidence.
The Prime Minister wrote on X;
"जो व्य साहस और संकल्प स े भरा हो, उसके लए जीवन म कुछ भी असंभव नह। आत्मवास और इाश के बल पर हम
कठन स ेकठन चुनौतय को पार कर सकत ेह।
एकोऽप सहः साह ंयूथं मात दनाम ्।
तात् सहमवोदारमात्मानं वीक्ष्य सम्पतेत्॥"
Just as one lion has the power to defeat a thousand elephants, in the same way a person should engage in
noble actions fearlessly, with courage, confidence, and inner strength like a lion.
जो व्य साहस और संकल्प स े भरा हो, उसके लए जीवन म कु छ भी असंभव नह। आत्मवास और
इाश के बल पर हम कठन स े कठन चुनौतय को पार कर सकत े ह।
एकोऽप सहः साह ं यूथ ं मात दनाम ् ।
तात् सहमवोदारमात्मानं वीक्ष्य सम्पतेत्॥ pic.twitter.com/LaGaUXgZ00
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 17, 2026
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