Sutra 30
Devanagari script
महादोषमबुद्धबोधनमित्कौटिल्यः ॥ कZ_०१.१७.३० ॥
Transliteration
mahādoṣam abuddhabodhanam iti kauṭilyaḥ
Translation
考底利耶说：“试图教导愚昧之人，是（治国之策中的）重大缺失。”
Word by Word
महादोषम्a great fault / a grave defect
महादोषम्:
TypeNoun
Rootदोष
Formपुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-एकवचन; (विशेषण-विशेष्यभावः: महा + दोष)
अबुद्धबोधनम्the instruction/attempt to enlighten an unwise (unfit) person
अबुद्धबोधनम्:
TypeNoun (action noun/gerundive-based)
Rootबुध्
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-एकवचन; समासः: अबुद्धस्य बोधनम् (अ- + बुद्ध ‘ज्ञात/बुद्धिमान्’); ‘बोधन’ = बोधयितुं प्रवृत्तिः/प्रबोधनम्
इतिthus; (so) said/defined
इति:
TypeParticle/Quotative
Rootइति
Formनिपात; वाक्यसमाप्त्यर्थे/उद्धरणचिह्नरूपेण
कौटिल्यःKauṭilya (the author)
कौटिल्यः:
TypeProper Noun
Rootकौटिल्य
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; कर्तृ/वक्तृनिर्देशः
Entities Mentioned
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KautilyaFAQs
It wastes institutional effort and can backfire: the unwise may misuse partial teachings, become overconfident, or be captured by corrupt influences.
Capacity constraints in leadership development: if baseline judgment is absent, training alone cannot prevent strategic or ethical failure.