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यः च दिष्टपरः लोके यः च अयम् हठवादकः उभौ अपसदाउ एतौ कर्मबुद्धिः प्रशस्यतेyaḥ ca diṣṭaparaḥ loke yaḥ ca ayam haṭhavādakaḥ ubhau apasadāu etau karmabuddhiḥ praśasyateHe who in this world relies solely on fate, and he who speaks only of chance — both are base; it is the understanding of action that is praised.
यः हि दिष्टम् उपासीनः निर्विचेष्टः सुखम् स्वपेत् अवसीदेत् सुदुर्बुद्धिः आमः घटः इव अम्भसिyaḥ hi diṣṭam upāsīnaḥ nirviceṣṭaḥ sukham svapet avasīdet sudurbuddhiḥ āmaḥ ghaṭaḥ iva ambhasiWhoever, resting on fate alone, would sleep peacefully without effort — this ill-thinking man would sink, like an unbaked pot in water.
तथा एव हठबुद्धिः यः शक्तः कर्मणि अकर्मकृत् आसीत न चिरम् जीवेत् अनाथः इव दुर्बलःtathā eva haṭhabuddhiḥ yaḥ śaktaḥ karmaṇi akarmakṛt āsīta na ciram jīvet anāthaḥ iva durbalaḥLikewise, one who clings to the idea of chance, though capable of action, yet does not act, would live but a short while, like a helpless man without a protector.
अकस्मात् अपि यः कः चित् अर्थम् प्राप्नोति पूरुषः तम् हठेन इति मन्यन्ते स हि यत्नः न कस्य चित्akasmāt api yaḥ kaḥ cit artham prāpnoti pūruṣaḥ tam haṭhena iti manyante sa hi yatnaḥ na kasya citIf someone attains an aim by accident, this is deemed chance, for it is no one's effort.
यत् च अपि किं चित् पुरुषः दिष्टम् नाम लभति उत दैवेन विधिना पार्थ तत् दैवम् इति निश्चितम्yat ca api kiṃ cit puruṣaḥ diṣṭam nāma labhati uta daivena vidhinā pārtha tat daivam iti niścitamWhat a man obtains as ordained by fate through divine ordinance, O Partha, is determined to be daiva (providence).
यत् स्वयम् कर्मणा किं चित् फलम् आप्नोति पूरुषः प्रत्यक्षम् चक्षुषा दृष्टम् तत् पौरुषम् इति स्मृतम्yat svayam karmaṇā kiṃ cit phalam āpnoti pūruṣaḥ pratyakṣam cakṣuṣā dṛṣṭam tat pauruṣam iti smṛtamWhat a man obtains himself through action, plainly seen by the eye, is called human effort (paurusha).
स्वभावतः प्रवृत्तः अन्यः प्राप्नोति अर्थान् अकारणात् तत् स्वभावात्मकम् विद्धि फलम् पुरुषसत्तमsvabhāvataḥ pravṛttaḥ anyaḥ prāpnoti arthān akāraṇāt tat svabhāvātmakam viddhi phalam puruṣasattamaAnother, acting by his own nature, attains ends without visible cause; know this as fruit whose foundation is nature itself, O best of men.
एवम् हठात् च दैवात् च स्वभावात् कर्मणः तथा यानि प्राप्नोति पुरुषः तत् फलम् पूर्वकर्मणःevam haṭhāt ca daivāt ca svabhāvāt karmaṇaḥ tathā yāni prāpnoti puruṣaḥ tat phalam pūrvakarmaṇaḥThus from chance, from fate, from nature, and from action, a man receives the fruits of prior karma.
धाता अपि हि स्वकर्म एव तैः तैः हेतुभिः ईश्वरः विदधाति विभज्य इह फलम् पूर्वकृतम् नृणाम्dhātā api hi svakarma eva taiḥ taiḥ hetubhiḥ īśvaraḥ vidadhāti vibhajya iha phalam pūrvakṛtam nṛṇāmAnd Dhatar, the Lord, precisely through these very causes, distributes here to men the fruit of former deeds.
यत् हि अयम् पुरुषः किं चित् कुरुते वै शुभ अशुभम् तत् धातृविहितम् विद्धि पूर्वकर्मफलोदयम्yat hi ayam puruṣaḥ kiṃ cit kurute vai śubha aśubham tat dhātṛvihitam viddhi pūrvakarmaphalodayamWhatever a man does, good or evil, know it as ordained by Dhatar — the rising up of the fruit of former karma.
कारणम् तस्य देहः अयम् धातुः कर्मणि कर्मणि स यथा प्रेरयति एनम् तथा अयम् कुरुते अवशःkāraṇam tasya dehaḥ ayam dhātuḥ karmaṇi karmaṇi sa yathā prerayati enam tathā ayam kurute avaśaḥThis body is Dhatar's instrument in every action; as he impels it, so it acts, without will of its own.
तेषु तेषु हि कृत्येषु विनियोक्ता महेश्वरः सर्वभूतानि कौन्तेय कारयति अवशानि अपिteṣu teṣu hi kṛtyeṣu viniyoktā maheśvaraḥ sarvabhūtāni kaunteya kārayati avaśāni apiIn these various tasks the great Lord assigns all beings, O Kaunteya, and compels even the unwilling to act.
यश्yaśoriginal form "yaś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
दिष्टपरोdiṣṭaparooriginal form "diṣṭaparo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
यश्yaśoriginal form "yaś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चायंcāyaṃoriginal form "cāyaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
उभाव्ubhāvoriginal form "ubhāv", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अपसदाव्apasadāvoriginal form "apasadāv", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
योyooriginal form "yo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
उपासीनोupāsīnooriginal form "upāsīno", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सुखंsukhaṃoriginal form "sukhaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सुदुर्बुद्धिर्sudurbuddhiroriginal form "sudurbuddhir", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
आमोāmooriginal form "āmo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
घटghaṭaoriginal form "ghaṭa", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
इवाम्भसिivāmbhasioriginal form "ivāmbhasi", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तथैवtathaivaoriginal form "tathaiva", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
हठबुद्धिर्haṭhabuddhiroriginal form "haṭhabuddhir", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कर्मण्य्karmaṇyoriginal form "karmaṇy", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चिरंciraṃoriginal form "ciraṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
जीवेद्jīvedoriginal form "jīved", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अनाथanāthaoriginal form "anātha", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अकस्माद्akasmādoriginal form "akasmād", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कश्kaśoriginal form "kaś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चिद्cidoriginal form "cid", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अर्थंarthaṃoriginal form "arthaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तंtaṃoriginal form "taṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
हठेनेतिhaṭhenetioriginal form "haṭheneti", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
यत्नोyatnooriginal form "yatno", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
यच्yacoriginal form "yac", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चापिcāpioriginal form "cāpi", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पुरुषोpuruṣooriginal form "puruṣo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
दिष्टंdiṣṭaṃoriginal form "diṣṭaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
लभत्य्labhatyoriginal form "labhaty", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तद्tadoriginal form "tad", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
स्वयंsvayaṃoriginal form "svayaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
प्रत्यक्षंpratyakṣaṃoriginal form "pratyakṣaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
दृष्टंdṛṣṭaṃoriginal form "dṛṣṭaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
प्रवृत्तोpravṛttooriginal form "pravṛtto", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऽन्यः'nyaḥoriginal form "'nyaḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
प्राप्नोत्य्prāpnotyoriginal form "prāpnoty", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
स्वभावात्मकंsvabhāvātmakaṃoriginal form "svabhāvātmakaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
फलंphalaṃoriginal form "phalaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
एवंevaṃoriginal form "evaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
हठाच्haṭhācoriginal form "haṭhāc", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
दैवाच्daivācoriginal form "daivāc", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कर्मणस्karmaṇasoriginal form "karmaṇas", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पुरुषस्puruṣasoriginal form "puruṣas", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
फलंphalaṃoriginal form "phalaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
धातापिdhātāpioriginal form "dhātāpi", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
स्वकर्मैवsvakarmaivaoriginal form "svakarmaiva", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तैस्taisoriginal form "tais", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तैर्tairoriginal form "tair", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
हेतुभिर्hetubhiroriginal form "hetubhir", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
विभज्येहvibhajyehaoriginal form "vibhajyeha", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
फलंphalaṃoriginal form "phalaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पूर्वकृतंpūrvakṛtaṃoriginal form "pūrvakṛtaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
यद्yadoriginal form "yad", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ध्य्dhyoriginal form "dhy", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अयंayaṃoriginal form "ayaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
शुभाशुभम्śubhāśubhamoriginal form "śubhāśubham", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तद्tadoriginal form "tad", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
धातृविहितंdhātṛvihitaṃoriginal form "dhātṛvihitaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कारणंkāraṇaṃoriginal form "kāraṇaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
देहोdehooriginal form "deho", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऽयं'yaṃoriginal form "'yaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
प्रेरयत्य्prerayatyoriginal form "prerayaty", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
एनंenaṃoriginal form "enaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तथायंtathāyaṃoriginal form "tathāyaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऽवशः'vaśaḥoriginal form "'vaśaḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कारयत्य्kārayatyoriginal form "kārayaty", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अवशान्य्avaśānyoriginal form "avaśāny", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Draupadi offers a more complex picture: not fate alone, not chance alone, not effort alone. But precisely because the causes are layered, a man has no right to fall out of action.