Sutra 46

Devanagari script

उपलभमानो नानुतिष्ठत्याहार्यबुद्धिः ॥ कZ_०१.१७.४६ ॥

Transliteration

upalabhamāno nānutiṣṭhaty āhāryabuddhiḥ

Translation

Selbst wenn man ihn unterweist und zum Verstehen bringt, führt jemand mit nur geliehener (zweiter Hand) Intelligenz nicht aus, was zu tun ist.

Word by Word

• उपलभमानः: (one) obtaining / finding / realizing
• Type: Verb (participial)
• Root: उप-लभ्
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्तः (present active participle, Parasmaipada); प्रथमा-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गम्

• न: not
• Type: Particle (negation)
• Root: न
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्ययम्

• अनुतिष्ठति: follows / carries out / practices
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु-स्था
• Form: लट्-लकारः, प्रथमा-एकवचनम्, परस्मैपदम्

• आहार्यबुद्धिः: a borrowed/second-hand understanding (a mind that depends on what is brought from outside)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बुद्धि
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचनम्, स्त्रीलिङ्गम्; समासः: आहार्या + बुद्धिः (आहार्या = ‘brought in/derived/borrowed’, qualifying बुद्धिः)

Entities Mentioned

• prospective heir
• instructors/advisers

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FAQs

What is the administrative warning in this sūtra?

Instruction alone is not a guarantee of governance capacity; an heir who cannot internalize and execute policy becomes a liability.

How does this apply to modern public administration?

It distinguishes knowledge from performance—selection should test decision-to-delivery capability, not only learning or credentials.