"健全なる精神は健全なる身体に宿る" meaning in Japanese

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Proverb

IPA: [kẽ̞nd͡zẽ̞nːa̠ɾɯ̟ se̞ːɕĩɰ̃ha̠ kẽ̞nd͡zẽ̞nːa̠ɾɯ̟ ɕĩnta̠iɲ̟i ja̠do̞ɾɯ̟] Forms: 健全なる精神は健全なる身体に宿る [canonical] (ruby: (けん), (ぜん), (せい), (しん), (けん), (ぜん), (しん), (たい), 宿(やど)), kenzen naru seishin wa kenzen naru shintai ni yadoru [romanization]
Etymology: Calque of Latin mēns sāna in corpore sānō from the Roman poet Juvenal's tenth Satire. However, the original Latin phrase does not include the verb 宿(やど)る (yadoru, “dwells”). Etymology templates: {{calque|ja|la|mēns sāna in corpore sānō}} Calque of Latin mēns sāna in corpore sānō, {{ja-r|宿る|やどる|t=dwells}} 宿(やど)る (yadoru, “dwells”) Head templates: {{ja-pos|proverb|けんぜん なる せいしん は けんぜん なる しんたい に やどる|head=健全なる精神は健全なる身体に宿る}} 健(けん)全(ぜん)なる精(せい)神(しん)は健(けん)全(ぜん)なる身(しん)体(たい)に宿(やど)る • (kenzen naru seishin wa kenzen naru shintai ni yadoru)
  1. A sound mind dwells in a sound body (mens sana in corpore sano) Wikipedia link: Juvenal, Satires_(Juvenal)#Satire X: Wrong Desire is the Source of Suffering Related terms: メンズ・サーナ・イン・コルポーレ・サーノ (menzu sāna in korupōre sāno), アシックス (ashikkusu)
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