Prime Minister Narendra Modi shared a Sanskrit subhashitam on X on 4 November about self-realisation, saying that knowing one's true self awakens inner strength and confidence.
The verse reads: "प्रतिबोधविदितं मतममृतत्वं हि विन्दते। आत्मना विन्दते वीर्यं विद्यया विन्दतेऽमृतम्॥"
According to the Prime Minister's Office, he said self-knowledge helps overcome mental anguish and guides a person towards peace and liberation.
The post carried no policy announcement.
What the verse says
The subhashitam is about knowledge of the self. As the Prime Minister's Office summarises it, knowing one's true self awakens "infinite inner strength and confidence", helps a person overcome mental anguish and guides them towards "profound peace and liberation". The Prime Minister's own post on X carried only the Sanskrit text, without further comment.
Source: official release by the Prime Minister's Office, issued through the Press Information Bureau, Government of India (04 NOV 2026 11:22AM by PIB Delhi). Read the full official text: Prime Minister shares Sanskrit Subhashitam highlighting the importance of self-realisation and inner strength.
How we verified this
VerifiedEvery fact, figure and quotation is taken from the official PIB release (Release ID 2332369) issued by the Prime Minister's Office on 04 NOV 2026 11:22AM 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 Sanskrit Subhashitam highlighting the importance of self-realisation and inner strength — Press Information Bureau, Government of India
