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Pustakastha Tu Ya Vidya (Knowledge in a Book Is of No Use) in Kannada · ಕನ್ನಡ

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Chanakya Niti · Chanakya (Vishnugupta / Kautilya) · Ancient India (c. 4th–3rd century BCE)

Chanakya, himself a great teacher, insisted that knowledge has value only when it is mastered and ready for use. In this verse he likens bookish, unpractised learning to wealth deposited in another's hands: both look like assets, but neither answers the call when the hour of action comes — a pointed reminder that true vidya lives within the learner.

ಶಾಸ್ತ್ರಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಹೇಳಿದಂತೆ

Teachers cite this verse to spur idle students, telling how many a scholar found their shelves of books worthless in a crisis while one who had truly absorbed even a little knowledge met the moment with ease — proof that only the learning one carries within can be summoned at need.

ಮಂತ್ರ

ಯಾವುದೇ ಸಾಲನ್ನು ಅಥವಾ ▶ ಬಟನ್ ಒತ್ತಿ ಕೇಳಿ

ಪುಸ್ತಕಸ್ಥಾ ತು ಯಾ ವಿದ್ಯಾ ಪರಹಸ್ತಗತಂ ಧನಮ್। ಕಾರ್ಯಕಾಲೇ ಸಮುತ್ಪನ್ನೇ ಸಾ ವಿದ್ಯಾ ತದ್ಧನಮ್॥

pustakasthā tu yā vidyā para-hasta-gataṁ dhanam। kārya-kāle samutpanne na sā vidyā na tad dhanam॥

ಅರ್ಥ:Knowledge that remains only in books and wealth that has passed into another's hands — when the time of actual need arises, that knowledge is of no use, and neither is that wealth. Chanakya warns that learning must be mastered within oneself and wealth kept within reach, for only what one truly commands will serve one in the hour of need.

ಪದ-ಪದ ಅರ್ಥ

ಉಚ್ಚಾರಣೆ ಕೇಳಲು ಯಾವುದೇ ಪದವನ್ನು ಕ್ಲಿಕ್ ಮಾಡಿ

ಪುಸ್ತಕಸ್ಥಾ🔊pustakasthāremaining (only) in a book, confined to a book
ತು🔊tubut, however
ಯಾ ವಿದ್ಯಾ🔊yā vidyāthe knowledge which (is)
ಪರಹಸ್ತಗತಮ್🔊para-hasta-gatamgone into another's hand, in the possession of someone else
ಧನಮ್🔊dhanamwealth, money
ಕಾರ್ಯಕಾಲೇ🔊kārya-kāleat the time of (actual) work / need / action
ಸಮುತ್ಪನ್ನೇ🔊samutpannewhen it has arisen / when the occasion comes
ನ ಸಾ ವಿದ್ಯಾ🔊na sā vidyāthat knowledge is not (available / of use)
ನ ತತ್ ಧನಮ್🔊na tad dhanamnor is that wealth (of use)

Pustakastha Tu Ya Vidya (Knowledge in a Book Is of No Use) ಪಾರಾಯಣದ ಪ್ರಯೋಜನಗಳು

Urges mastering knowledge through practice, not mere reading

Warns against wealth left beyond one's own control

Teaches that only internalised learning serves in time of need

A practical lesson for students to apply what they study

Encourages self-reliance in both learning and resources

A concise, memorable maxim on usable knowledge and wealth

Pustakastha Tu Ya Vidya (Knowledge in a Book Is of No Use) ಪಾರಾಯಣ ವಿಧಿ

ಜಪ ಸಂಖ್ಯೆ3ಬಾರಿ
ಉತ್ತಮ ಸಮಯMorning study time, or while reflecting on one's learning and resources

Recite the verse slowly and reflect on its two warnings — knowledge that stays in books and wealth in another's hands are both useless when needed. Let it move you to truly absorb what you learn and to keep your means within reach. It is traditionally studied among Chanakya's teachings on knowledge and prudence.

ಪದೇ ಪದೇ ಕೇಳುವ ಪ್ರಶ್ನೆಗಳು

ಈ ಪುಟದಲ್ಲಿ ಪೂರ್ಣ Pustakastha Tu Ya Vidya (Knowledge in a Book Is of No Use) ಕನ್ನಡ ಲಿಪಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಇದೆ — ಅವೇ ಮೂಲ ಶ್ಲೋಕಗಳು, ಅಕ್ಷರ-ಅಕ್ಷರ ಲಿಪ್ಯಂತರಗೊಂಡು, ನೀವು ಸುಲಭವಾಗಿ ಓದಿ ಪಠಿಸಬಹುದು. ಯಾವುದೇ ಸಾಲನ್ನು (ಅಥವಾ ▶ ಬಟನ್) ಒತ್ತಿ ಅದರ ಪಠಣ ಕೇಳಿ.
ಹೌದು — ಲಿಪಿ ಮಾತ್ರ ಬದಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ; ಪದಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ಅವುಗಳ ಅರ್ಥ ಮೂಲವೇ. ಈ ಪುಟದ ಶ್ಲೋಕ-ಶ್ಲೋಕ ಅರ್ಥ, ಪ್ರಯೋಜನಗಳು, ಪಾರಾಯಣ ವಿಧಿ ಹಾಗೆಯೇ ಅನ್ವಯಿಸುತ್ತವೆ.
It is a famous verse from the Chanakya Niti (Niti Darpana), the body of aphorisms attributed to Chanakya (Kautilya / Vishnugupta), the ancient Indian teacher of ethics, statecraft and learning.
That two things are useless when you actually need them: knowledge that remains only in books (never internalised) and wealth that has passed into another's hands. Real learning must be absorbed and practised, and resources must stay within one's own command.
By going beyond passive reading to truly understand, memorise and practise what is studied, so the knowledge becomes one's own. Just as money in someone else's keeping cannot help in an emergency, knowledge that stays on the page cannot help when the moment of need arrives.

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ಪೂರ್ಣ Pustakastha Tu Ya Vidya (Knowledge in a Book Is of No Use)ವನ್ನು ಶ್ಲೋಕ-ಶ್ಲೋಕ ಅರ್ಥದೊಂದಿಗೆ ಓದಿ, ಅಥವಾ ಇನ್ನಷ್ಟು ಪವಿತ್ರ ಪಾಠಗಳನ್ನು ನೋಡಿ