Shloka 27
Mantri-Parīkṣā — Testing Ministers, Securing Counsel, and Ethical Criteria for Advisers (अध्याय ८४)
तथैवानभिजातो<पि काममस्तु बहुश्रुत: । अनायक इवाचक्षुर्मुहात्यणुषु कर्मसु
tathaivānabhijāto ’pi kāmam astu bahuśrutaḥ | anāyaka ivācakṣur muhyaty aṇuṣu karmasu ||
ພີສະມະກ່າວວ່າ: ແມ່ນດັ່ງນັ້ນແທ້ ຊາຍຜູ້ບໍ່ເກີດໃນຕະກູນດີ ແມ່ນແຕ່ຈະຮູ້ຫຼາຍໃນຄຳພີຫຼາຍສາດກໍຕາມ ກໍຍັງຫຼົງງົດໃນກິດການນ້ອຍໆ ເຫມືອນກອງທັບທີ່ບໍ່ມີຜູ້ນຳ ຫຼືຄົນຕາບອດ; ບໍ່ອາດແຍກໄດ້ວ່າ ສິ່ງໃດຄວນເຮັດ ແລະ ສິ່ງໃດບໍ່ຄວນເຮັດ.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Scriptural learning alone is insufficient for right conduct; without the stabilizing guidance of proper formation (and the capacity for discernment), a person may still be confused about duty and non-duty even in minor practical situations.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction on dharma, Bhīṣma continues advising Yudhiṣṭhira, using two similes—an army without a commander and a blind person—to illustrate how mere learning, without the qualities that enable sound judgment, leads to confusion in action.