Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday shared a Sanskrit subhashitam on X about the value of disciplined speech and mind.
The verse begins "यस्य वाङ्मनसी स्यातां सम्यक् प्रणिहिते सदा". The Prime Minister's Office gave this rendering: a person whose speech and mind are always well disciplined and focused, and whose life is marked by austerity, self-sacrifice and truthfulness, "undoubtedly attains the highest attainments in life".
The release gives no source for the verse and no further comment from the Prime Minister.
What the verse says
In the English rendering issued with the post, the subhashitam names four qualities: well-disciplined and focused speech, a disciplined mind, austerity and self-sacrifice, and truthfulness. A person with these, it says, "undoubtedly attains the highest attainments in life".
The post was shared on X on 3 November 2026. The Prime Minister's Office did not give a reason for sharing it on this day.
Source: official release by the Prime Minister's Office, issued through the Press Information Bureau, Government of India (03 NOV 2026 8:26AM by PIB Delhi). Read the full official text: Prime Minister shares a Sanskrit Subhashitam, highlighting the importance of a disciplined speech and mind, austerity, self-sacrifice, and truthfulness.
How we verified this
VerifiedEvery fact, figure and quotation is taken from the official PIB release (Release ID 2331869) issued by the Prime Minister's Office on 03 NOV 2026 8:26AM by PIB Delhi; checked against the source on publication. Story written by BDT from that release; no outside facts added.
Sources
- 1.Prime Minister shares a Sanskrit Subhashitam, highlighting the importance of a disciplined speech and mind, austerity, self-sacrifice, and truthfulness — Press Information Bureau, Government of India
