Shloka 4
अर्जुन-कर्ण-सङ्ग्रामः
Arjuna–Karna Engagement in the Cattle-Raid Aftermath
आनुकूल्येन कार्याणामन्तरं संविधीयते । भारं हि रथकारस्य न व्यवस्यन्ति पण्डिता:
ānukūlyena kāryāṇām antaraṃ saṃvidhīyate | bhāraṃ hi rathakārasya na vyavasyanti paṇḍitāḥ |
Kripa sprach: „Nur wenn die Umstände günstig sind—wenn Ort und Zeit richtig zusammenfallen—wird der wahre Ausgang eines Vorhabens gesichert. Die Weisen entscheiden über Dinge wie den Krieg nicht, indem sie die ganze Last auf den Rat des Wagenlenkers abwälzen; sie selbst prüfen Zeit und Gelände, ehe sie einen Entschluss fassen.“
कृप उवाच
Educational Q&A
Sound action depends on suitability of circumstances (especially place and time). Wise leaders do not outsource responsibility to a subordinate’s opinion; they personally assess conditions before deciding, particularly in grave matters like war.
Kṛpa is offering counsel, stressing strategic and ethical prudence: decisions—implicitly about conflict—must be grounded in a careful evaluation of context rather than made rashly or by placing full responsibility on a chariot-expert’s advice.