Shloka 14
कुम्भकर्णोपदेशः
Kumbhakarna’s Counsel and War-Boast to Ravana
अनभिज्ञायशास्त्रार्थान् पुरुषाःपशुबुद्धयः ।प्रागल्भ्याद्वक्तुमिच्छन्तिमन्त्रेष्वभ्यन्तरीकृताः ।।6.63.14।।
anabhijñāya śāstrārthān puruṣāḥ paśubuddhayaḥ |
prāgalbhyād vaktum icchanti mantreṣv abhyantarīkṛtāḥ || 6.63.14 ||
คนผู้มีปัญญาดุจสัตว์ มิรู้ความหมายแห่งศาสตรา ครั้นถูกให้เข้าร่วมในที่ประชุมปรึกษา ก็ใคร่จะกล่าวถ้อยคำด้วยความคะนองอวดดีล้วนๆ
"People whose intelligence level is no better than animals, who have been included to express their views, who do not know the meaning of shastras express their views out of impudence."
FAQs
Dharma in deliberation requires adhikāra (fitness/qualification): counsel should come from the competent, not from the presumptuous and uninformed.
Kumbhakarṇa criticizes unqualified participants in political councils who speak without understanding scripture or policy.
Intellectual humility and the need for qualified speech in governance.