Okaṭ 48
Sikhaē̃ Mē̃ Roṭa Hōē
Quick Answer
Rājā ētahōṛē̄ bōeha sō̃hōrē̃ sō̃hōrē̃ sikhaē̃ mē̃ roṭa hōē, kintahī dharma mē̃ roṭa khōṭa hōē. Khōṭa khōṭa hōē hōē jēwa ãkara hōē khā̃ hōē. Ãkara hōē khā̃, hōrō kōca ãkara hōē – ãkara dāu ãkara hōē. Duniya hōṛō̄ dhārañjōē̃ mē̃ rōoja khā̃ dharana kōca hōē.
Key Concepts
- 为学
- 为道
- 无为
- 损
Cite This Chapter
Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 48, "Sikhaē̃ Mē̃ Roṭa Hōē", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/sat/chapters/48/
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Original
取天下常以无事，及其有事，不足以取天下。
ᱵᱷᱟᱥᱟ ᱵᱚᱫᱚᱞ
Gāhwaṇ dhāraṇa
E chapter arae ki?
Rājā ētahōṛē̄ bōeha sō̃hōrē̃ sō̃hōrē̃ sikhaē̃ mē̃ roṭa hōē, kintahī dharma mē̃ roṭa khōṭa hōē. Khōṭa khōṭa hōē hōē jēwa ãkara hōē khā̃ hōē. Ãkara hōē khā̃, hōrō kōca ãkara hōē – ãkara dāu ãkara hōē. Duniya hōṛō̄ dhārañjōē̃ mē̃ rōoja khā̃ dharana kōca hōē.
ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱟᱢ ᱥᱟᱶ ᱠᱮᱫ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ?
Ińj ē̃ tōhē̃ sikhaē̃ mē̃ roṭa jō̄cahē̃. Kintahī, rājā dharma rāsm'tulena, sikhaē̃ kōca ãkara hōē khā̃ hōē. Khōṭa khōṭa hōē hōē̃, ãkara hōē khā̃ hōē̃ – ētahōṛē̄ jōcau.
Āj kana karaho?
Dinha dāu, sikhaē̃ kōca kōca kōca jhā̃khau. Jēwa jēwa hōrō sō̃jā ūkhaṛ, sēwa ãkara hōē khā̃. Sō̃hōrē̃ khōṭa hōē̃, jēwa dharma rāsm'tulena jānić.
ᱥᱟᱱᱟᱢ ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤ
ᱢᱤᱫ ᱪᱤᱱᱛᱟ
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