One should not speak until one is asked; nor should one speak when one is asked improperly. Even if endued with intelligence and knowledge, one should still sit in silence like an idiot.
नापृष्टः कस्यचिद् ब्रूयान्नाप्यन्यायेन पृच्छतः। ज्ञानवानपि मेधावी जडवत् समुपाविशेत्॥