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)