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Shloka 9

अध्याय १७८ — प्राणवायुगतिः तथा शारीराग्निव्यवस्था

Adhyāya 178 — The courses of prāṇa-vāyu and the regulation of the bodily fire

न चैवाविहितं शक्‍यं दक्षेणापीहितुं धनम्‌ । युक्तेन श्रद्धया सम्यगीहां समनुतिष्ठता

na caivāvihitaṃ śakyaṃ dakṣeṇāpīhituṃ dhanam | yuktena śraddhayā samyag īhāṃ samanutiṣṭhatā ||

ភីෂ្មៈបានមានព្រះវាចា៖ ទោះជាមនុស្សមានសមត្ថភាព និងឆ្លាតវៃយ៉ាងណាក៏ដោយ ក៏មិនអាចទទួលបានទ្រព្យដែលមិនបានកំណត់សម្រាប់ខ្លួនឡើយ។ ទោះបីខិតខំប្រឹងប្រែងដោយរបៀបត្រឹមត្រូវ—មានវិន័យ មានសទ្ធា និងធ្វើការខិតខំដោយស្មោះត្រង់—អ្វីដែលមិនមែនជាវាសនារបស់គាត់ ក៏មិនមកដល់ដៃគាត់ទេ។ សេចក្តីបង្រៀននេះបង្ហាញដែនកំណត់នៃអំណាចមនុស្ស និងជំរុញឲ្យឈរជាប់ក្នុងការខិតខំត្រឹមធម៌ ដោយមិនជាប់ចិត្តលើលទ្ធផល។

nanot
na:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootna
caand
ca:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca
evaindeed/just
eva:
TypeIndeclinable
Rooteva
avihitamnot ordained/not destined
avihitam:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootavihita
Formneuter, accusative, singular
śakyampossible
śakyam:
TypeAdjective
Rootśakya
Formneuter, nominative, singular
dakṣeṇaby a clever/competent (man)
dakṣeṇa:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootdakṣa
Formmasculine, instrumental, singular
apieven/also
api:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootapi
īhitumto obtain/strive for
īhitum:
TypeVerb
Rootīh
Forminfinitive
dhanamwealth
dhanam:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootdhana
Formneuter, accusative, singular
yuktenaby one who is disciplined/appropriate
yuktena:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootyukta
Formmasculine, instrumental, singular
śraddhayāwith faith
śraddhayā:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootśraddhā
Formfeminine, instrumental, singular
samyakproperly
samyak:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootsamyak
īhāmeffort/endeavor
īhām:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootīhā
Formfeminine, accusative, singular
samanutiṣṭhatāby (one) who duly carries out/pursues
samanutiṣṭhatā:
Karana
TypeVerb
Rootsam-anu-√sthā
Formmasculine, instrumental, singular

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhishma

Educational Q&A

One should exert oneself rightly and with faith, yet recognize that outcomes—such as gaining wealth—are limited by what is allotted; therefore, do not cling to results or blame oneself for what is not destined.

In the Shanti Parva’s instruction-setting, Bhishma continues advising on dharma and practical ethics, explaining to the listener that even skill and sincere effort cannot secure what is not ordained, encouraging balanced effort and inner steadiness.