Hitopdesh • Chapter 4 • Shloka 119
ततो मयाप्यालोचितम् -- प्रज्ञाहीनोऽयं राजा । न चेत्कथं
नीतिशास्त्रकथाकौमुदीं वागुल्काभिस्तिमिरयति । यतः ।
यस्य नास्ति स्वयं प्रज्ञा शास्त्रं तस्य करोति किम् ।
लोचनाभ्यां विहीनस्य दर्पणः किं करिष्यति ॥
Then I too thought to myself - This king is wanting in discrimination. Or else, how can he obscure the moonlight of the counsels of political science with the flameless firebrand (or, meteors) of (foolish) speeches? For, what good can science do to him who is himself wanting in talent? Of what service is a lamp to him who has no eyes?
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