potential is not enough, one should be sharp and dynamic

 

न जयाय स्वतः शौर्यं किं तु नित्योपबृंहितम्।

प्रयुक्तं हि जयत्यस्त्रं प्रयोक्त्रा न स्वतः क्वचित्॥

नीलकण्ठदीक्षितविरचिते सभारञ्जनशतके ५४

na jayāya svataḥ śauryaṁ kiṁ tu nityopabṛṁhitam|

prayuktaṁ hi jayatyastraṁ prayoktrā na svataḥ kvacit||

nīlakaṇṭhadīkṣitaviracite sabhārañjanaśatake 54

Possessing heroism, prowess and valour, by itself is not sufficient. Mere possession of skill and prowess will not by itself bring in victory. We should stoke the valour; we should hone up the prowess and enhance the same by practice on a regular basis. By constant honing up and encouragement alone the heroism and valour reaches its peak, and becomes ready for practical application, bringing in success.

An arrow, even if it is very powerful, even if it mounted on an imposing bow, would shoot out and do its job only when the archer aims and applies the weapon in the right manner and in the right direction.

Like energy, human capacity too have two ingredients. The potential and the kinetic. If one has the potential and if he is not active, he would not succeed. Of course, if he has no potential then he may not succeed even if he is very active and ebullient. That is altogether a different issue.

From Sabharanjana Shatakam or Neelakanta Deekshita

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जयाय for victory, to win शौर्यं heroism prowess valour स्वतः by itself न भवति does not become, not enough, not sufficient किं तु in addition, added to नित्य on a day to basis उपबृंहितं increased, buttressed, encouraged शौर्यं prowess, efficiency एव alone जयाय for victory वर्तते becomes effective, becomes useful प्रयोक्त्रा by the one who aims and shoots प्रयुक्तं अस्त्रं arrows shot हि जयति reaches the targe न not स्वतः by itself क्वचित् at any time.