संस्कृतIASTअर्थ
सः तु राजा महा-प्राज्ञःsaḥ tu rājā mahā-prājñaḥbut that king, of great wisdom,
पुनः एव आत्मना आत्म-वान्punaḥ eva ātmanā ātma-vānagain, by himself, master of himself,
भूयः विममृशे पार्थःbhūyaḥ vimamṛśe pārthaḥreflected once more, O Partha [Janamejaya],
लोकानाम् हित-काम्ययाlokānām hita-kāmyayāout of desire for the good of the worlds;
सामर्थ्य-योगम् संप्रेक्ष्यsāmarthya-yogam saṃprekṣyahaving weighed his own capacity,
देश-कालौ व्यय-आगमौdeśa-kālau vyaya-āgamauplace and time, expenditure and income,
विमृश्य सम्यक् च धियाvimṛśya samyak ca dhiyāand having deliberated well with his intellect,
कुर्वन् प्राज्ञः न सीदतिkurvan prājñaḥ na sīdatiacting thus, the wise man meets no ruin;
सsaoriginal form "sa", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
महाप्राज्ञःmahāprājñaḥoriginal form "mahāprājñaḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पुनर्punaroriginal form "punar", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
एवात्मनात्मवान्evātmanātmavānoriginal form "evātmanātmavān", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
भूयोbhūyooriginal form "bhūyo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पार्थोpārthooriginal form "pārtho", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
लोकानांlokānāṃoriginal form "lokānāṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
हितकाम्ययाhitakāmyayāoriginal form "hitakāmyayā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सामर्थ्ययोगंsāmarthyayogaṃoriginal form "sāmarthyayogaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
देशकालौdeśakālauoriginal form "deśakālau", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
व्ययागमौvyayāgamauoriginal form "vyayāgamau", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
प्राज्ञोprājñooriginal form "prājño", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Here is disclosed the rule of wise action: to weigh strength, time, place, and means. It is telling that even a holy undertaking requires sober calculation: piety does not annul prudence but crowns it. Thus the scripture shows that "he who has deliberated well meets no ruin"; and further — to whom the king turns for resolve.