निर्विषेणाऽपि सर्पेण कर्तव्या महती फणा।
विषमस्तु न वाप्यस्तु घाटाटोपो भयंकर: ।।
Nirvishenaapi Sarpena Kartavyaa Mahatee Phanaa |
Vishamastu Na Vaappyastu Ghataatopo Bhayankarah ||
Even if the snake be non-poisonous, it must spread its hood to the full. Whether it contains poison or not, it must spread its hood to frighten the people.
Merely, by looking one can’t know whether the snake is poisonous or not but when it spreads its hood, this gesture is enough to frighten the people–meaning, for happy survival in a society, one must affect deterrent ostentation in one’s behavior to keep unwanted people at bay.
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