Shloka 86
Ulūka’s Provocation and Keśava’s Counter-Message (उलूकदूत्ये केशवप्रत्युत्तरम्)
यत् तदुक्तं महद् वाक््यं कर्मणा तद् विभाव्यताम् | अकर्मणा कत्थितेन सन्त: कुपुरुषं विदु:,“तुमने जो बड़ी-बड़ी बातें कही हैं, उन्हें कार्यरूपमें परिणत करके दिखाओ। जो क्रियाद्वारा कुछ न करके केवल मुँहसे बातें बनाता है, उसे सज्जन पुरुष कायर मानते हैं
yat tad uktaṁ mahad vākyaṁ karmaṇā tad vibhāvyatām | akarmaṇā katthitena santaḥ kupuruṣaṁ viduḥ |
Disse Sañjaya: Essas grandes palavras que proferiste devem agora ser comprovadas por ações. Pois os bons consideram vil aquele que, sem feitos, apenas se gaba com fala vazia.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Lofty speech must be validated by corresponding action; mere boasting without deeds is condemned by the virtuous as ignoble and cowardly.
Sanjaya delivers a pointed rebuke: he challenges someone who has spoken grandly to demonstrate those claims through actual performance, contrasting true worth (karma) with empty talk (katthā).