[neeti-16]
विद्या नाम नरस्य रूपमधिकं प्रच्छन्नगुप्तं धनंविद्या भोगकरी यशस्सुखकरी विद्या गुरूणां गुरुः ।विद्या बन्धुजनो विदेशगमने विद्या परा देवताविद्या राजसु पूजिता न तु धनं विद्याविहीनः पशुः ॥१६॥vidyā nāma narasya rūpamadhikaṃ pracchannaguptaṃ dhanaṃvidyā bhogakarī yaśassukhakarī vidyā gurūṇāṃ guruḥ |vidyā bandhujano videśagamane vidyā parā devatāvidyā rājasu pūjitā na tu dhanaṃ vidyāvihīnaḥ paśuḥ ||16||
Translation
(VALUE OF KNOWLEDGE)
Knowledge enhances the beauty of a man. It is a treasure well-hidden. Knowledge brings about enjoyments, the happiness of fame. Knowledge is the teacher of teachers. Knowledge is the relative when visiting foreign countries. Knowledge is the Supreme divinity. Knowledge is respected even among kings; not so the material wealth. A man without knowledge is an (brainless) animal! ॥ 16 ॥