गच्छत्पिपीलिका याति
योजनानि शतान्यपि ।
अगच्छन् वैनतेयोऽपि
पदमेकं न गच्छति ॥
gacchatpipīlikā yāti
yojanāni śatānyapi ।
agacchan vainateyo’pi
padamekaṃ na gacchati ॥
गच्छत्-पिपीलिका (gacchat-pipīlikā) = a moving ant
शतानि योजनानि अपि याति (śatāni yojanāni api yāti) = goes even a hundred miles
अगच्छन् वैनतेयः (agacchan vainateyaḥ) = an un-moving eagle
एकं पदम् अपि न गच्छति (ekaṃ padam api na gacchati) = does not go even a foot.
Meaning: A moving ant goes even a hundred miles. An un-moving eagle does not go even a foot. In other words, one’s effort matters more than ability.
Credits: Courtesy Brahmachari Ved Chaitanya of Chinmaya International Foundation (CIF)
Image courtesy: flaticon
P.S.: All errors / mistakes are my own