Mahabharata 7.11.506 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 11, Shloka 506
Droṇa’s Conditional Boon: The Plan to Capture Yudhiṣṭhira (द्रोणेन युधिष्ठिरग्रहणोपायः)
अन्यथैव प्रपद्यन्ते दैवादिति मतिर्मम । तात! मनस्वी पुरुषोंद्वारा अन्य प्रकारसे सोचे हुए कार्य भी दैवयोगसे कुछ और ही प्रकारके हो जाते हैं; ऐसा मेरा अनुभव है
anyathaiva prapadyante daivād iti matir mama | tāta manasvī puruṣoṃdvārā anya prakārase soche hue kārya bhī daivayogase kucha aura hī prakārake ho jāte haiṃ; aisā mama anubhava hai |
قال فايشَمبايانا: «إن يقيني أن الأمور تؤول على غير ما يُراد، بقوة القدر. يا بُنيّ، حتى الأعمال التي يتدبّرها الرجل ذو العزم الشديد تدبيرًا محكمًا، كثيرًا ما تُثمر—باقتران المصير—على وجهٍ مغاير تمامًا؛ تلك خلاصة ما علّمتني التجربة.»
वैशम्पायन उवाच
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Human resolve and planning do not always control outcomes; destiny (daiva) can redirect even well-conceived actions, urging humility, vigilance, and ethical steadiness amid uncertainty.
Vaiśampāyana pauses the war narrative to offer a reflective observation: in the turmoil of events, outcomes often diverge from what even determined people intend, because larger forces of fate shape results.
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