Shloka 34
Post–Baka-vadha Residence and the Introduction of Yājñasenī’s Svayaṃvara (आदि पर्व, अध्याय १५३)
हिडिग्ब उवाच गर्जितेन वृथा कि ते कत्थितेन च मानुष । कृत्वैतत् कर्मणा सर्व कत्थेथा मा चिरं कृथा:,हिडिम्ब बोला--अरे ओ मनुष्य! व्यर्थ गर्जने तथा बढ़-बढ़कर बातें बनानेसे क्या लाभ? यह सब कुछ पहले करके दिखा, फिर डींग हाँकना; अब देर न कर
hiḍigba uvāca
garjitena vṛthā ki te katthitena ca mānuṣa |
kṛtvaitat karmaṇā sarvaṃ katthēthā mā ciraṃ kṛthāḥ ||
Hiḍigba said: “O man, what use is your pointless roaring and boastful talk? First accomplish all this by your deeds, and then you may boast—do not delay.”
हिडिग्ब उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse criticizes empty bravado: true worth is proven by action, not by loud threats or self-praise. It implicitly upholds a warrior-ethic of deeds over words and warns against prideful speech without capability.
Hiḍigba confronts a human adversary in the forest episode surrounding Hiḍimbā/Hiḍimba, dismissing the opponent’s roaring and boasts and demanding immediate proof through action rather than talk.