Sutra 18
Devanagari script
शुश्रूषा श्रवणग्रहणधारणविज्ञानोहापोहतत्त्वाभिनिविष्टबुद्धिं विद्या विनयति नेतरम् ॥ कZ_०१.५.०५ ॥
Transliteration
śuśrūṣā śravaṇa-grahaṇa-dhāraṇa-vijñāna-uhāpoha-tattvābhiniviṣṭa-buddhiṃ vidyā vinayati netaram
Translation
知识只会约束并陶冶那种具备以下特质的心智：以服务为怀的专注（śuśrūṣā）、聆听、领会、记持、理解、推理（推断与排除）、以及对真理的坚定执守；而非其他心智。
Word by Word
शुश्रूषाattentive service; eagerness to listen/learn
शुश्रूषा:
TypeNoun
Rootश्रु (सेवायाम्/श्रवणे)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; भाववाचक-संज्ञा (सेवा/श्रवण-इच्छा)
श्रवणग्रहणधारणविज्ञानोहापोहतत्त्वाभिनिविष्टबुद्धिम्an intellect firmly grounded in listening, grasping, retaining, understanding, reasoning, elimination of alternatives, truth, and settled conviction
श्रवणग्रहणधारणविज्ञानोहापोहतत्त्वाभिनिविष्टबुद्धिम्:
TypeNoun
Root(समास; मुख्यपद: बुद्धि)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन; ‘बुद्धि’ इति प्रधानपदं, तद्विशेषणं बहुव्रीहिः—यस्याः बुद्धिः श्रवण-ग्रहण-धारण-विज्ञान-ऊह-अपोह-तत्त्व-अभिनिवेशयुक्ता सा (तादृशीं बुद्धिम्)
विद्याlearning; (here) disciplined instruction/knowledge
विद्या:
TypeNoun
Rootविद् (ज्ञाने)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; कर्तृपद
विनयतिtrains; disciplines; leads to proper conduct
विनयति:
TypeVerb
Rootनी (नये) उपसर्ग: वि; causative sense in usage
Formलट् लकार, परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; सकर्मक—‘विनयति’ = विनयं नयति/प्रापयति (शिक्षयति, शासयति)
नnot
न:
TypeParticle
Rootन (निषेध)
Formनिषेध-अव्यय
इतरम्the other (i.e., one lacking that intellect); anything else
इतरम्:
TypePronoun/Adjective (used substantively)
Rootइतर
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन; ‘अन्यं (बुद्धिम्/जनम्)’ इत्यर्थे
Entities Mentioned
V
vidyā (knowledge)V
vinaya (discipline)C
cognitive skills (hearing, retention, reasoning)FAQs
Training works only for teachable candidates with attention, memory, comprehension, and analytical reasoning; recruitment should screen for these cognitive and ethical dispositions.
It points to decision-making by structured reasoning—testing hypotheses, excluding implausible options, and converging on what fits evidence and principles.