Shloka 43
अनर्था: संशयावस्था: सिद्धयन्ते मुक्तसंशया: । धीरा नरा: कर्मरता ननु नि:संशया: क्वचित्,कर्मका फल होगा या नहीं, इस संशयमें पड़े हुए मनुष्य अर्थसिद्धिसे वंचित रह जाते हैं और जो संशयरहित हैं, उन्हें सिद्धि प्राप्त होती है। कर्मपरायण और संशयरहित धीर मनुष्य निश्चय ही कहीं बिरले देखे जाते हैं
anarthāḥ saṁśayāvasthāḥ siddhyante muktasaṁśayāḥ | dhīrā narāḥ karmaratā nanu niḥsaṁśayāḥ kvacit ||
Yudhiṣṭhira said: Those who remain stuck in a state of doubt come to misfortune and are deprived of success; but those who are freed from doubt attain accomplishment. Yet men who are steady-minded, devoted to action, and truly without hesitation are, indeed, rarely seen anywhere.
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Doubt and indecision obstruct achievement and invite harm, whereas clarity and freedom from doubt support success; however, the ideal person who is both steady and actively dutiful without inner hesitation is rare.
In the Vana Parva dialogue context, Yudhiṣṭhira reflects on human conduct and the difficulty of acting rightly: he contrasts the paralysis of doubt with the effectiveness of resolute action, highlighting a moral-psychological obstacle to dharmic living.