Pustakastha Tu Ya Vidya (Knowledge in a Book Is of No Use) — Complete Lyrics
पुस्तकस्था तु या विद्या
Sanskrit text with English transliteration and translation
पुस्तकस्था तु या विद्या परहस्तगतं धनम्।
कार्यकाले समुत्पन्ने न सा विद्या न तद्धनम्॥
pustakasthā tu yā vidyā para-hasta-gataṁ dhanam।
kārya-kāle samutpanne na sā vidyā na tad dhanam॥
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.
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