Hitopdesh • Chapter 4 • Shloka 68
राजाह -- मन्त्रिन् ममोत्साहभङ्गं सर्वथा
मा कृथाः । विजिगीषुर्यथा परभूमिमाक्रमति तथा कथय ।
गृध्रो ब्रूते -- तत्कथयामि ।
किंतु तदनुष्ठितमेव फलप्रदम् । तथा चोक्तम् --
किं मन्त्रेणाननुष्ठाने शास्त्रवत्पृथिवीपतेः ।
न ह्यौषधपरिज्ञानाद्व्याधेः शान्तिः क्वचिद् भवेत् ॥
The king said - Minister, do not at all damp my spirits. Tell me how one wishing for conquest invades his enemy's territory. The vulture replied - I will tell you that. But it will yield fruit (prove beneficial) only if acted upon. For it is said - What is the use of counsel given according to the Sastras (or, like the knowledge of the Sastras) to a king, if it be not acted upon? In no case can a disease be cured by the mere knowledge of medicine.
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