Shloka 6
युधिष्ठिरने कहा--पितामह! भाग्यहीन मनुष्य बलवान हो तो भी उसे धन नहीं मिलता और जो भाग्यवान् है
Yudhiṣṭhira uvāca—akāryam asakṛt kṛtvā dṛśyante hy arthanā narāḥ | dhanayuktāḥ svakarmasthā dṛśyante cāpare ’rthanāḥ ||
ຍຸທິສຖິຣ ກ່າວວ່າ: «ໂອ ພິຕາມະຫາ! ພວກເຮົາເຫັນຄົນຫຼາຍຄົນ ທີ່ເຮັດການຜິດຊົ່ວຊ້ຳໆ ແຕ່ກໍຍັງຂາດທຣັບ. ແລະພວກເຮົາກໍເຫັນຄົນອື່ນ ຜູ້ຕັ້ງຢູ່ໃນໜ້າທີ່ອັນຖືກຕ້ອງຕາມທຳຂອງຕົນ ມີທຣັບສົມບັດ—ແຕ່ບາງຄົນ ແມ່ນເຮັດດີແລ້ວກໍຍັງທຸກຍາກ. ດັ່ງນັ້ນ ສິ່ງໃດເປັນຜູ້ກຳນົດການໄດ້ມາແຫ່ງຄວາມຮຸ່ງເຮືອງ: ຊະຕາກຳ, ຄວາມປະພຶດ, ຫຼືສິ່ງອື່ນ?»
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames a moral problem: material outcomes (wealth/poverty) do not always visibly align with ethical behavior. It pushes the inquiry toward a deeper understanding of karma, time, and destiny, and cautions against judging righteousness solely by prosperity.
In the Anuśāsana Parva dialogue, Yudhiṣṭhira questions Bhīṣma about the apparent mismatch between conduct and reward—observing that some who do wrong remain poor, while some who follow their duties are wealthy (and some still poor). He seeks an explanation of what truly governs fortune.