[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Garudapurana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda) › 1.111.19 # Garudapurana 1.111.19 Garuḍapurāṇa 1.111.19 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.111.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.111.19) andhā hi rājā bhavati yastu sāstravivarjitaḥ / andhaḥ paśyati cāreṇa śāstrahīno na paśyati // > A king who is destitute of the scriptures is indeed blind; / a blind man sees through a spy, but one devoid of scriptures does not see. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.111.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.111.18) - [Next: 1.111.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.111.20) - [Up: 1.111](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.111) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.111.19) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Rājanītiśāstra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.gnomic.niti.rajanitisastra.4.38) — Cāṇakya, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.111.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.111.19) · Pramāṇa