Shloka 123
Adhyāya 10: Śrutakarmā’s Engagements; Prativindhya–Citra Duel; Drauṇi Advances toward Bhīma
उपाया: पण्डितै:ः प्रोक्तास्ते तु दैवमुपाश्रिता: । “विद्वानोंने अभीष्ट अर्थकी सिद्धि करानेवाले चार उपाय बताये हैं--राग (राजाके प्रति सैनिकोंकी भक्ति)
upāyāḥ paṇḍitaiḥ proktās te tu daivam upāśritāḥ |
ສັນຊະຍະກ່າວວ່າ: “ບັນດານັກປັນຍາໄດ້ກ່າວເຖິງຫຼາຍວິທີເພື່ອໃຫ້ສຳເລັດສິ່ງທີ່ປາຖະໜາ; ແຕ່ວິທີເຫຼົ່ານັ້ນທັງໝົດ ທ້າຍທີ່ສຸດກໍພຶ່ງພາຊະຕາ. ຄວາມພະຍາຍາມຂອງມະນຸດ—ຈະເປັນຄວາມພັກດີ, ຊັບພະຍາກອນ, ຄວາມຊຳນານ ຫຼືນະໂຍບາຍ—ອາດວາງແຜນແລະປະຕິບັດໄດ້; ແຕ່ຜົນສຳເລັດຍັງຢູ່ໃຕ້ການຈັດວາງອັນເລິກລັບຂອງຊະຕາ.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even well-devised human strategies (upāya) do not guarantee success; their outcome is ultimately contingent on daiva (destiny). The verse frames an ethical realism: one should act wisely and diligently, yet remain aware that results may lie beyond control.
Sañjaya, narrating events to Dhṛtarāṣṭra in the Karṇa Parva context, reflects on the limits of counsel and strategy in war: although the wise prescribe methods for achieving aims, the unfolding of the battle is governed by fate as well as effort.