Shloka 2
तथैव तावन्मेधावी विनयं यो न शिक्षते । न च किंचन जानाति सो<पि धर्मार्थनिश्चयम्,इसी प्रकार मेधावी होनेपर भी जो मनुष्य विनय नहीं सीखता, वह भी धर्म और अर्थके निर्णयको थोड़ा भी नहीं समझ पाता है
tathaiva tāvan medhāvī vinayaṃ yo na śikṣate | na ca kiṃcana jānāti so 'pi dharmārthaniscayam ||
Likewise, even if a man is intelligent, if he does not learn humility and discipline, he understands nothing at all of how to judge what is righteous (dharma) and what is beneficial (artha).
कृप उवाच
Educational Q&A
Intelligence alone is insufficient; without vinaya (humility and disciplined conduct), one cannot properly discern or decide between dharma (what is right) and artha (what is advantageous).
In the Sauptika Parva’s aftermath of the night massacre, Kṛpa speaks in a didactic tone, stressing moral formation: true judgment in crisis requires humility and training, not mere cleverness.