Shloka 6

Devanagari script

अन्यथा चिन्तितो हार्थ: पुनर्भवति सो3न्यथा । अनित्यमतयो लोके नरा: पुरुषसत्तम,पुरुषश्रेष्ठती किसी वस्तुके विषयमें सोचा कुछ और जाता है और हो कुछ और ही जाता है। संसारके मनुष्य स्थिर विचारवाले नहीं होते हैं

Transliteration

anyathā cintito hy arthaḥ punar bhavati so 'nyathā | anityamatayo loke narāḥ puruṣasattama ||

Translation

પુરુષશ્રેષ્ઠ! કોઈ વિષય વિશે વિચાર એક રીતે થાય છે, પરંતુ પરિણામ ફરી બીજી રીતે નીકળે છે. આ લોકમાં મનુષ્યોના નિર્ણય સ્થિર નથી; તેમની મતિ અને અપેક્ષાઓ અનિત્ય છે।

Word by Word

अन्यथाotherwise, differently

चिन्तितःthought, contemplated

हिindeed, for

अर्थःmatter, purpose, outcome

पुनःagain, in turn

भवतिbecomes, turns out

सःthat, it

अन्यथाotherwise, differently

अनित्यunstable, impermanent

मतयःminds, opinions, intentions

लोकेin the world

नराःmen, people

पुरुषसत्तमO best of men

Speaker

नकुल उवाच

Characters & Entities

Nakula

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Human plans and expectations frequently fail to match reality; therefore one should act with humility, caution, and steadiness of judgment rather than relying on unstable opinions or wishful thinking.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Udyoga Parva’s deliberative setting before the great war, Nakula offers reflective counsel, emphasizing that outcomes often differ from what is intended and that people in the world tend to be fickle-minded.