Page 3 - Physical Education in Ancient India
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Aspiration for Strength
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तेजोऽमस तेजो ितय धहि। वीययिमस वीयय ितय धहि॥
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बलिमस बलं ितय धहि। ओजोऽमस ओजो ितय धहि॥
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िन्द्युरमस िन्द्यु ं ितय धहि । सिोऽमस सिो ितय धहि॥
Thou art splendour; bestow splendour on me.
Thou art potency, bestow potency on me.
Thou art strength, bestow strength on me.
Thou art virility, bestow virility on me.
Thou art force of action, bestow the same on me.
Thou art prowess, bestow prowess on me.
(Yajurveda, 19.9)
The ancient Sanskrit adage "Shariram aadyam khalu dharma-saadhanam"
(a sound body is the veritable instrument of the pursuit of the ideal law of
life) underlined the importance of physical education.
