Shloka 28
इन्द्रजित्–लक्ष्मण संवादः तथा युद्धप्रवृत्तिः
Indrajit and Lakshmana: War-Boasts, Rebuke, and the Clash
कृत्वाकत्थसेकर्मकिमर्थमिहराक्षस ।।।।कुरुतत्कर्मयेनाहंश्रद्धध्यांतवकत्थनम् ।
kṛtvā katthase karma kim artham iha rākṣasa |
kuru tat karma yenāhaṃ śraddadhyāṃ tava katthanam ||
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Rakshasa! What is the use of praising without performing action? Show by action and create trust that you can perform.
FAQs
Satya and dharma are validated by performance: claims must be supported by action; boasting without accomplishment is ethically empty.
Lakṣmaṇa challenges Indrajit’s self-praise, demanding proof on the battlefield rather than verbal intimidation.
Discernment (viveka): Lakṣmaṇa refuses to grant credibility to mere speech and insists on demonstrable truth.