Shloka 8
विद्यायुक्तो हाविद्यश्न धनवान् दुर्मतिस्तथा । यदि विद्यामुपाश्रित्य नर: सुखमवाप्लुयात्
vidyāyukto hāvidyaśna dhanavān durmatistathā | yadi vidyāmupāśritya naraḥ sukhamavāpluyāt ||
یُدھِشٹھِر نے کہا—علم سے آراستہ ہو کر بھی آدمی کردار کے باب میں جاہل رہ جاتا ہے؛ اور دولت مند ہو کر بھی اس کی رائے کج ہوسکتی ہے۔ اگر محض ‘علم’ کا سہارا لینے سے ہی انسان سچّا سکھ پا لیتا…
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.