Shloka 10

एवं कार्यस्य योगार्थ बुद्धि कुर्वन्ति मानवा: । प्रज्ञया हि स्वया युक्तास्तां च निन्दन्ति मानवा:,'प्रभो! जैसे कुशल वैद्य विधिपूर्वक रोगकी जानकारी प्राप्त करके उसकी शान्तिके लिये योग्यतानुसार औषध प्रदान करता है, इसी प्रकार मनुष्य कार्यकी सिद्धिके लिये अपनी विवेकशक्तिसे विचार करके किसी निश्चयात्मक बुद्धिका आश्रय लेते हैं; परंतु दूसरे लोग उसकी निन्दा करने लगते हैं

evaṁ kāryasya yogārthaṁ buddhiṁ kurvanti mānavāḥ | prajñayā hi svayā yuktās tāṁ ca nindanti mānavāḥ ||

এইদৰে কাৰ্যসাধনৰ বাবে মানুহে সিদ্ধান্তবুদ্ধি স্থিৰ কৰে; কিন্তু নিজৰ প্ৰজ্ঞাৰে যুক্‌ত হ’লেও সেই সিদ্ধান্তকেই আন মানুহে নিন্দা কৰি থাকে।

एवम्thus, in this manner
एवम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएवम्
कार्यस्यof the task/act
कार्यस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootकार्य
FormNeuter, Genitive, Singular
योगार्थम्for the sake of accomplishment/attainment
योगार्थम्:
TypeNoun
Rootयोगार्थ
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
बुद्धिम्understanding, resolve, decision
बुद्धिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootबुद्धि
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
कुर्वन्तिthey make/do
कुर्वन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
FormPresent, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada
मानवाःmen, humans
मानवाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमानव
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
प्रज्ञयाby/with wisdom
प्रज्ञया:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootप्रज्ञा
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Singular
हिindeed, for
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
स्वयाby one’s own
स्वया:
TypeAdjective
Rootस्व
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Singular
युक्ताःendowed/connected (with)
युक्ताः:
TypeAdjective
Rootयुक्त
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
ताम्that (her/it)
ताम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
निन्दन्तिthey blame, censure
निन्दन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootनिन्द्
FormPresent, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada
मानवाःmen, humans
मानवाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमानव
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural

संजय उवाच

S
Sañjaya
M
mānavāḥ (people)

Educational Q&A

Even well-considered decisions made with personal discernment can attract criticism; ethical clarity does not guarantee social approval.

Sañjaya comments generally on human behavior: people adopt a firm plan to accomplish a task, but others often disparage that plan even when it is grounded in wisdom—setting a reflective tone amid the grim events of the Sauptika Parva.