Shloka 7
अर्जुनोक्तिः—कृष्णं प्रति पुरुषकार‑कर्म‑विचारः
Arjuna’s Address to Krishna: Agency, Action, and Immediate Counsel
अन्यथा परिदृष्टानि कविभिदर्दोषदर्शिशि: । अन्यथा परिवर्तन्ते वेगा इव नभस्वत:
anyathā paridṛṣṭāni kavibhir doṣa-darśibhiḥ | anyathā parivartante vegā iva nabhasvataḥ ||
過ちを見抜く賢き詩人たちが、ある仕方で見定め、論じた行いも、しばしば別の姿となって現れる。風の突風のように、それは移ろい変わり、初めに想われた形とは異なる形へと転ずるのだ。
भीमसेन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhīma warns that moral evaluation is unstable when driven by fault-finding: actions and their outcomes can appear one way at first and later reveal a different reality, shifting unpredictably like the wind. Hence one should judge cautiously and not rely on premature, biased interpretations.
In the tense pre-war deliberations of the Udyoga Parva, Bhīmasena speaks forcefully about how people—especially those inclined to find faults—reinterpret deeds. He uses the wind’s changing gusts as an image for how assessments and consequences can quickly turn, supporting his broader argument in the negotiations and moral debate leading toward war.