Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.50.19

śrī-bhagavān uvāca

na vai śūrā vikatthante

darśayanty eva pauruṣam

na gṛhṇīmo vaco rājann

āturasya mumūrṣataḥ

SYNONYMS

śrī-bhagavān uvāca — the Supreme Lord said; na — do not; vai — indeed; śūrāḥ — heroes; vikatthante — boast vainly; darśayanti — they show; eva — simply; pauruṣam — their prowess; na gṛhṇīmaḥ — We do not accept; vacaḥ — the words; rājan — O King; āturasya — of one who is mentally agitated; mumūrṣataḥ — who is about to die.

TRANSLATION

The Supreme Lord said: Real heroes do not simply boast but rather show their prowess in action. We cannot take seriously the words of one who is full of anxiety and who wants to die.

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