Shloka 27
Mantri-Parīkṣā — Testing Ministers, Securing Counsel, and Ethical Criteria for Advisers (अध्याय ८४)
तथैवानभिजातो<पि काममस्तु बहुश्रुत: । अनायक इवाचक्षुर्मुहात्यणुषु कर्मसु
tathaivānabhijāto ’pi kāmam astu bahuśrutaḥ | anāyaka ivācakṣur muhyaty aṇuṣu karmasu ||
毗湿摩说道：同样地，一个出身不佳的人——纵然博通多种经典——在细微之事上也会迷惘，如同无主将之军，或失明之人；他不能分辨何者当为，何者不当为。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Scriptural learning alone is insufficient for right conduct; without the stabilizing guidance of proper formation (and the capacity for discernment), a person may still be confused about duty and non-duty even in minor practical situations.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction on dharma, Bhīṣma continues advising Yudhiṣṭhira, using two similes—an army without a commander and a blind person—to illustrate how mere learning, without the qualities that enable sound judgment, leads to confusion in action.