श्रीभगवानुवाच वृथा त्वं कत्थसे मन्द न पश्यस्यन्तिकेऽन्तकम् । पौरुषं दर्शयन्ति स्म शूरा न बहुभाषिण: ॥ १९ ॥
śrī-bhagavān uvāca vṛthā tvaṁ katthase manda na paśyasy antike ’ntakam paurusaṁ darśayanti sma śūrā na bahu-bhāṣiṇaḥ
- śrī-bhagavān uvāca
- the Supreme Lord said
- vṛthā
- in vain
- tvam
- you
- katthase
- boast
- manda
- O dull one
- na paśyasi
- you do not see
- antike
- near
- antakam
- death
- pauruṣam
- their prowess
- darśayanti
- demonstrate
- sma
- indeed
- śūrāḥ
- heroes
- na
- not
- bahu
- much
- bhāṣiṇaḥ
- speaking
The Supreme Lord said: O dullard, you boast in vain, since you fail to see death standing near you. Real heroes do not talk much but rather show their prowess in action.