Shloka 30
Adhyāya 152 — Bhīṣma’s Authorization for Yudhiṣṭhira’s Return to the Capital (नगरप्रवेशानुज्ञा)
अन्यथा बहुबुद्धयाढ्यो वाक््यं वदति संसदि । अन्यथैव हाहंवादी दुर्बलं वदते वच:
anyathā bahubuddhyāḍhyo vākyaṃ vadati saṃsadi | anyathaiva hāhaṃvādī durbalaṃ vadate vacaḥ ||
摩醯湿伐罗说道：“富于理解之人，在集会中自有其言说之道——审慎、明辨、合乎时宜；而自夸自矜的狂言者却全然不同，吐出软弱而不可靠的话语。凡具备知识与实践的辨别力，善于权衡取舍，并向多位称职的说法者请问其疑者，不会陷入困厄。”
श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Cultivate knowledge and practical discernment, consult capable people to resolve doubts, and speak appropriately in public; avoid ego-driven boasting, which produces weak and untrustworthy speech and leads to trouble.
Śrīmaheśvara is instructing about conduct and speech: he contrasts the measured words of a truly intelligent person in an assembly with the feeble talk of an ‘I-centered’ braggart, and commends seeking clarification from multiple competent speakers to avoid adversity.