Shloka 10
Aśvatthāmā’s Buddhi-Doctrine and Nocturnal Incursion Resolve (अश्वत्थाम्नः बुद्धिविचारः सौप्तिकसंकल्पश्च)
एवं कार्यस्य योगार्थ बुद्धि कुर्वन्ति मानवा: । प्रज्ञया हि स्वया युक्तास्तां च निन्दन्ति मानवा:
evaṁ kāryasya yogārthaṁ buddhiṁ kurvanti mānavāḥ | prajñayā hi svayā yuktās tāṁ ca nindanti mānavāḥ ||
ಹೀಗೆ ಕಾರ್ಯಸಾಧನೆಗಾಗಿ ಮನುಷ್ಯರು ದೃಢನಿಶ್ಚಯದ ಬುದ್ಧಿಯನ್ನು ರೂಪಿಸುತ್ತಾರೆ; ಆದರೆ ಸ್ವಪ್ರಜ್ಞೆಯಿಂದ ಯುಕ್ತರಾಗಿದ್ದರೂ, ಆ ನಿಶ್ಚಯವನ್ನೇ ಇತರರು ನಿಂದಿಸುತ್ತಲೇ ಇರುತ್ತಾರೆ.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even well-considered decisions made with personal discernment can attract criticism; ethical clarity does not guarantee social approval.
Sañjaya comments generally on human behavior: people adopt a firm plan to accomplish a task, but others often disparage that plan even when it is grounded in wisdom—setting a reflective tone amid the grim events of the Sauptika Parva.