Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 8
विद्यायुक्तो हाविद्यश्न धनवान् दुर्मतिस्तथा । यदि विद्यामुपाश्रित्य नर: सुखमवाप्लुयात्
vidyāyukto hāvidyaśna dhanavān durmatistathā | yadi vidyāmupāśritya naraḥ sukhamavāpluyāt ||
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युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Learning (vidyā) and wealth (dhana) do not automatically produce happiness or right living; without sound judgment and ethical conduct, a ‘learned’ person may still remain effectively ignorant, and a rich person may still be misguided.
Yudhiṣṭhira raises a reflective doubt in the Anuśāsana-parvan’s instruction-setting: he observes that people who appear qualified—educated or wealthy—often still act unwisely, and he questions the assumption that mere reliance on learning guarantees genuine happiness.