अर्थानर्थान्तरे बुद्धिनिश्चितापि न शोभते।।5.30.38।। घातयन्ति हि कार्याणि दूताः पण्डितमानिनः।
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Valmiki Ramayana Dataset
English Translation
अर्थानर्थान्तरे swinging from a course of action or an action leading to calamity, बुद्धि intelligence, निश्चितापि though decided, न शोभते not proper, पण्डितमानिनः selfstyled scholars, दूताः messengers, कार्याणि their missions, घातयन्ति हि will be destroyed.
English Commentary
"Swinging from a course of action or an action leading to calamity is not proper. Messengers who assume that they are scholars (blinded by ego) destroy their mission.