यस्य नास्ति स्वयं प्रज्ञा शास्त्रं तस्य करोति किम्? । लोचनाभ्यां विहीनस्य दर्पणः किं करिष्यति ॥
yasya nāsti svayaṃ prajñā śāstraṃ tasya karoti kim? | locanābhyāṃ vihīnasya darpaṇaḥ kiṃ kariṣyati ||
What can scripture do for one who has no understanding of his own? What will a mirror do for one who has no eyes?
जिसकी अपनी बुद्धि नहीं, शास्त्र उसका क्या करेगा? जिसकी आँखें नहीं, दर्पण उसका क्या करेगा?
Meaning today and contextआज के लिए अर्थ और संदर्भ
Books, advice and courses help only if we bring our own thinking to them. Learning needs a mind willing to see.
किताबें, सलाह और पाठ्यक्रम तभी काम आते हैं जब हम अपनी समझ भी लगाएँ। सीखने के लिए देखने को तैयार मन चाहिए।
In Book 3 (Vigraha), the vulture minister Dūradarśin thinks to himself that the peacock king, who darkened the moonlight of good counsel with harsh words, lacks understanding.