महाभारत · 1.215.19
॥
देवनागरी
पौरुषेण तु यत् कार्यं तत् कर्तारौ स्व पावक ॥
करणानि समर्थानि भगवन् दातुम् अर्हसि ॥
लिप्यंतरण (IAST)
pauruṣeṇa tu yat kāryaṃ tat kartārau sva pāvaka ||
karaṇāni samarthāni bhagavan dātum arhasi ||
शब्दशः अर्थ
संस्कृतIASTअर्थ
पौरुषेण तु यत् कार्यं तत् कर्तारौ स्व पावकpauruṣeṇa tu yat kāryaṃ tat kartārau sva pāvakawhatever must be accomplished by manly effort, of that we are the doers, O Pavaka;
करणानि समर्थानि भगवन् दातुम् अर्हसिkaraṇāni samarthāni bhagavan dātum arhasi[but] the capable instruments [means], O lord, you must give.'
अनुवाद
"Whatever must be accomplished by manly effort, of that we are the doers, O Pavaka; but the capable instruments, O lord, you must give."
संस्करण
0152068dcdb8 · प्रकाशित 12 जुल॰ 2026, 6:11:48 pm UTC
उपलब्ध भाषाएँRUENश्लोक बदलें इन कुंजियों से
Here a fitting division of labor and grace is proclaimed. The saying is significant: 'what is to be accomplished by manly effort is our task, but give the instruments yourself': man makes the effort, the god supplies the means. In this is the right order: purusha-kartara [human effort] and daiva [grace from above] together accomplish great things; one should neither idly await a gift nor strive without help from above. The scripture shows here a model of cooperation between man and god; and the feat of Khandava will be accomplished by their union.