Shloka 41
Gadā-yuddhe Bhīma–Duryodhanayoḥ Tumulaḥ Saṃprahāraḥ
Mace-duel’s intense exchange
किं वाचा बहुनोक्तेन कत्थितेन च दुर्मते । वाणी सम्पद्यतामेषा कर्मणा मा चिरं कृथा:,'दुर्बुद्धे! वाणीद्वारा बहुत शेखी बघारनेसे क्या होगा? तू जो कुछ कहता है, उसे शीघ्र ही कार्यरूपमें परिणत कर”
kiṃ vācā bahunoktena katthitena ca durmate | vāṇī sampadyatām eṣā karmaṇā mā ciraṃ kṛthāḥ ||
Sanjaya said: “What is the use of so many words and boastful talk, O foolish-minded one? Let this speech of yours be fulfilled by action—do not delay long.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse criticizes empty boasting and insists that speech must be validated by timely action—ethical credibility in a crisis comes from deeds, not rhetoric.
In the tense context of the Shalya Parva’s battlefield events, Sanjaya reports a sharp rebuke directed at a boastful opponent/warrior: stop talking and prove your claims immediately through action.