XVII : Poem : Beware of People who blow their own trumpet.

XVII : Poem :

Vinna Suddhi Konta Vinani Suddhulu konni

VintaSuddhu lenno vinaga Jeppu

Danu Ganna Yatte Dhambhikudu eppudu

Viswadha Ahirama Vinura Vema.

Telugu Version :

విన్న శుద్ధి  కొంత వినని సుద్దులు కొన్ని ,

వింత శుద్ధు లెన్నో వినగా జెప్పు 

దాను గన్న ఎత్తే డాం భికుడు ఎప్పుడు ,

విశ్వదాభిరామ  వినురవేమ 

Meaning : A cunning person  captivates an innocent man with his innate skills through his Talkative nature.He indulges into speaking on various topics few heard and few cooked up sweet sayings ,and thus hide  his falsehood but we need to be wise enough to assess the people before falling prey to their cunningness.Don't believe people who blow their own trumpets.

Story : Uttarakumara the son of Virata from Mastya Kingdom.This is the kingdom where Pandavas had stayed in disguise of servants in various capacities to complete their agyatavasa.Kauravas ,after the death of Kichaka the brother-in-law of Virata suspected that Pandavas had hidden in Virata's court so they raised a battle against matsya kingdom.Uttarakumara who was not so strong  and courageous would always blows his trumpet and boasts about his abilities , had declared that he would blow away the whole Kaurava army single handedly and bring the tip of the  crown.He proudly ordered Arjuna in disguise of Brihannala,the dance teacher of Uttara his sister,to be the charioteer in the battle field.Yet the moment he saw the large troops of Kauravas ran away from the battle field.Finally Arjuna had to reveal his original identity and fight the battle with Kauravas.

Till this incident everyone felt that Uttara Kumara was a brave warrior.