Shloka 49
Adhyāya 208: Aṅgirasī-kanyāḥ
Enumeration of Aṅgiras’ daughters and attribute-names
न लोके राजते मूर्ख: केवलात्मप्रशंसया । अपि चेह श्रिया हीन:ः कृतविद्यः प्रकाशते,मूर्ख मनुष्य केवल अपनी प्रशंसाके बलसे जगत्-में प्रतिष्ठा नहीं पाता है, विद्वान् पुरुष कान्तिहीन हो तो भी संसारमें उसकी ख्माति बढ़ जाती है
na loke rājate mūrkhaḥ kevalātma-praśaṃsayā | api ceha śriyā hīnaḥ kṛta-vidyaḥ prakāśate ||
الأحمق لا ينال وجاهةً في العالم بمجرد مدحِه لنفسه. أمّا الرجلُ المتعلّم حقًّا فيسطع هنا وإن افتقر إلى الثراء الظاهر؛ إذ تنمو سمعته بقوة علمه وسلوكه، لا بزينة المظاهر والتباهي.
व्याध उवाच
Educational Q&A
Worldly esteem is not produced by boasting. Lasting recognition comes from genuine learning and character; even without wealth or external splendor, the truly learned person is naturally acknowledged.
In the Vyadha’s instruction (the hunter-teacher episode), he corrects misguided ideas about status and worth, emphasizing that self-advertisement cannot make an ignorant person respected, whereas real learning makes a person shine even in poverty.