Chapter 63 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 63

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 63.9

त्रिषु चैतेषु यच्छेष्ठं श्रुत्वा तनावबुध्यते। राजा वा राजमात्रो वा व्यर्थं तस्य बहुश्रुतम्॥

triṣu caiteṣu yaccheṣṭhaṃ śrutvā tanāvabudhyate| rājā vā rājamātro vā vyarthaṃ tasya bahuśrutam||

English Meaning

But the king or the heir apparent, that, having heard what is prime among the three, does not understand, has his time in vain on his erudition.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)