Ancient Indian Education (Brahmanical and Buddhist) c9.41

c9.41

"He is only the bearer of a burden, the blockhead (*sthāṇurayam bhārahāraḥ*), who having studied the Veda does not understand its meaning (like an ass, *sthāṇu*, carrying a load of sandal-wood whose weight it feels without enjoying its fragrance).

"Learning without understanding is called cramming (nigadenaiva śabdyate); like dry wood on ashes, which can never blaze."