Nyaya - A water-vessel with holes in it.

Published on 4 April 2018 03:30 AM
सच्छिद्रघटंवुन्यायः

A water-vessel, even if filled to the brim, becomes soon emptied of all water, if ther be holes in it. So the maxim is used to denote utter fruitlesness of efforts on the part of an instructor to help a pupil who is naturally defective, to grow in knowledge and character.