Mahabharata · Vidura Niti
Mahabharata 5.38.16 meaning
karishyan na prabhasheta kritany-eva cha darshayet
dharmakamarthakaryani tatha mantro na bhidyate
करिष्यन्न प्रभाषेत कृतान्येव च दर्शयेत्।
धर्मकामार्थकार्याणि तथा मन्त्रो न भिद्यते॥
Don't announce what you're going to do — show what you have done. When matters of duty, desire and wealth are handled this way, your plans don't leak.
What it means
Talk less about what you will do and more about what you have already done. Results build credibility; big announcements mostly invite doubt, envy and interference.हिंदी में अर्थ
जो करने वाले हैं उसका ढिंढोरा न पीटें, जो कर चुके हैं वही दिखाएँ। धर्म, काम और धन के मामलों में ऐसा करने से योजना बाहर नहीं जाती।
क्या करेंगे इस पर कम बोलिए, क्या कर दिखाया उस पर ध्यान दीजिए। नतीजे भरोसा बनाते हैं, घोषणाएँ सिर्फ़ शक और रुकावट।
Spoken by Vidura.
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