Shloka 110
पठका: पाठकाश्ैव ये चान्ये शास्त्रचिन्तका: । सर्वे व्यसनिनो मूर्खा यः क्रियावान् स पण्डित:
paṭhakāḥ pāṭhakāś caiva ye cānye śāstra-cintakāḥ | sarve vyasanino mūrkhā yaḥ kriyāvān sa paṇḍitaḥ ||
Yudhiṣṭhira dit : «Ceux qui ne font que lire, ceux qui enseignent, et même ceux qui ne font que disserter sur les śāstra—s’ils s’arrêtent aux mots—sont tous asservis à la dispute et à l’étalage, et ils sont insensés. Le véritable savant est celui qui se voue à l’action juste : celui qui accomplit les devoirs prescrits par le śāstra.»
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
True learning is measured by conduct: the genuinely wise person is the one who practices dharma through action, not one who merely reads, teaches, or debates śāstra without living it.
In the Vana Parva’s dharma-oriented discourse, Yudhiṣṭhira emphasizes ethical praxis over intellectual display, warning that scholarship without performance of duty becomes empty and even self-indulgent.