Shloka 7

उद्योगपर्व — अध्याय 33: धृतराष्ट्र-विदुर संवादः (विदुरनीतिः)

Devanagari script

तथैव योगविहितं यत्‌ तु कर्म न सिध्यति । उपाययुक्त मेधावी न तत्र ग्लपयेन्मन:,इसी प्रकार अच्छे उपायोंका उपयोग करके सावधानीके साथ किया गया कोई कर्म यदि सफल न हो तो बुद्धिमान्‌ पुरुषको उसके लिये मनमें ग्लानि नहीं करनी चाहिये

Transliteration

tathaiva yogavihitaṁ yat tu karma na sidhyati | upāyayukta medhāvī na tatra glapayen manaḥ ||

Translation

Vidura says: Even when a task is undertaken in accordance with disciplined counsel and proper method, it may still fail to reach completion. If a wise person has applied sound means with care, he should not let his mind sink into self-reproach over that outcome.

Word by Word

• तथा: thus, in the same way
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• एव: indeed, just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• योग-विहितम्: prescribed by proper method/discipline
• Type: Adjective
• Root: योगविहित
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• यत्: which
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• तु: but, however
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• कर्म: action, deed
• कर्म: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• सिध्यति: succeeds, is accomplished
• Type: Verb
• Root: सिध्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• उपाय-युक्तः: endowed with means/remedies
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उपाययुक्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मेधावी: a wise man
• मेधावी: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेधाविन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• तत्र: there, in that matter
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• ग्लपयेत्: should cause to droop/afflict
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्लप्
• Form: Optative, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• मनः: mind
• मनः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

विदुर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vidura