Shloka 29
Adhyaya 32: Saṃjaya’s Return, Audience with Dhṛtarāṣṭra, and Ethical Admonition
श्रुतं प्रज्ञानुगं यस्य प्रज्ञा चैव श्रुतानुगा । असम्भिन्नार्यमर्याद: पण्डिताख्यां लभेत सः,जिसकी विद्या बुद्धिका अनुसरण करती है और बुद्धि विद्याका तथा जो शिष्ट पुरुषोंकी मर्यादाका उल्लंघन नहीं करता, वही पण्डितकी संज्ञा पा सकता है
śrutaṃ prajñānugaṃ yasya prajñā caiva śrutānugā | asambhinnāryamaryādaḥ paṇḍitākhyāṃ labheta saḥ ||
Wika ni Vidura: Tanging yaong ang kaalaman ay sumusunod sa karunungan, at ang karunungan naman ay sumusunod sa kaalaman—at hindi lumalabag sa mga hangganan ng marangal na asal—ang karapat-dapat tawaging paṇḍita.
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
True scholarship is not mere accumulation of learning; it is the mutual alignment of learning (śruta) and discernment (prajñā), expressed through unwavering respect for noble standards of conduct (ārya-maryādā).
In Vidura’s counsel during the Udyoga Parva, he defines who merits the title ‘paṇḍita’: a person whose knowledge and judgment guide each other and who does not transgress the ethical boundaries upheld by the cultured and righteous.