just results of wishful thinking but inadequate minds

आखु: कैलासशैलं तुलयति करटस्ताक्ष्र्यमांसाभिलाक्षी बभ्रुर्लाङ्गूलं चलयति चपलस्तक्षकाहि जिघांसु:।

भेक: पारं यियासुर्भुजगमपि महाधस्मरस्याम्बुराशे: प्रायेणासन्नपात: स्मरति समुचितं कर्म न क्षुद्रकर्मा॥

Mahasubhashitasangraham 4354 vallabhadeva subhashitaavali

ākhu: kailāsaśailaṃ tulayati karaṭastākṣryamāṃsābhilākṣī babhrurlāṅgūlaṃ calayati capalastakṣakāhi jighāṃsu:।bheka: pāraṃ yiyāsurbhujagamapi mahādhasmarasyāmburāśe: prāyeṇāsannapāta: smarati samucitaṃ karma na kṣudrakarmā॥

People who are basically not of lofty minds would do inappropriate things especially when they are facing situations which are too much above their capacity. A rat would act as if it is lifting the mountain Kailas itself. A crow might develop appetite to devour the meat of the powerful eagle, Garuda. An ichneumon would embark on an attempts as if it is trying to shake the tail of the king of reptiles, the Takshaka. A frog may carry in its head the idea to cross the ocean riding on the back of a snake. All these projects are just impossible, and are just results of wishful thinking but inadequate minds, faced with crisis situations act very oddly indeed.