The fruit, that a person reaps by acting himself and which is the direct outcome of his actions, is considered as a proof of manliness.
यत् स्वयं कर्मणा किंचित् फलमाप्नोति पूरुषः। प्रत्यक्षमेतल्लोकेषु तत् पौरुषमिति श्रुतम्॥