Shloka 27
इन्द्रजित्–लक्ष्मण संवादः तथा युद्धप्रवृत्तिः
Indrajit and Lakshmana: War-Boasts, Rebuke, and the Clash
वाग्बलंत्यजदुर्बुद्धेक्रूरकर्मासिराक्षस ।।।।अथकस्माद्वदस्येतत्सम्पादयसुकर्मणा ।
vāg-balaṃ tyaja durbuddhe krūra-karmāsi rākṣasa |
atha kasmād vadasy etat sampādaya su-karmaṇā ||
จงละทิ้งความเก่งกล้าแต่เพียงวาจานี้เสียเถิด เจ้าอสูรผู้มีจิตใจชั่วร้าย การกระทำของเจ้านั้นโหดเหี้ยม ไฉนจึงพูดเช่นนี้เล่า? จงพิสูจน์ตนเองด้วยการกระทำเถิด
"Evil minded Rakshasa! Give up that wasteful power of speech. You are cruel in action. What is the use of all this now? Show by good deeds and not by talk."
FAQs
Dharma values truth proven by conduct: speech without righteous action is hollow; integrity (satya) is established through deeds.
Lakṣmaṇa rebukes Indrajit’s harsh boasting and challenges him to demonstrate capability through action in the battlefield.
Accountability and moral realism: Lakṣmaṇa insists that worth is measured by conduct, not rhetoric.