Shloka 7
अधीत्य नीतिशास्त्राणि नीतियुक्तो न दृश्यते । अनभिशनज्ञश्न साचिव्यं गमित: केन हेतुना
adhītya nītiśāstrāṇi nītiyukto na dṛśyate | anabhiśanajñaḥ sacivyaṃ gamitaḥ kena hetunā ||
Wika ni Yudhiṣṭhira: “May mga tao na kahit nag-aral ng mga kasulatan tungkol sa pamamahala at asal, hindi pa rin nakikitang tunay na ginagabayan ng wastong pag-uugali. Sa kabilang dako, may mga walang alam sa patakaran ngunit naiaangat sa tungkuling ministro. Sa anong dahilan ito nangyayari?”
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the gap between theoretical learning (studying nītiśāstra) and lived ethical competence, and questions why social-political appointments often do not align with merit or true discernment.
Yudhiṣṭhira raises a reflective inquiry about governance: why some who have studied policy are not actually righteous or capable in conduct, while others lacking such knowledge still obtain ministerial authority.