Krishnadevaraya asked his court for the most stubborn thing in the world.
Tenali Rama brought back a mirror.
Why?

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Accepted Answer

Because no matter how hard you push it — the reflection inside it pushes back, exactly as hard, exactly the same way. — Stubbornness as a perfectly mirrored argument. You can’t out-stubborn yourself.

Krishnadevaraya asked his court for the most stubborn thing in the world. Tenali Rama brought back a mirror. Why?