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Shloka 22

Śaṅkha–Likhita Upākhyāna: Daṇḍa, Confession, and the Purification of Kingship (शङ्ख-लिखितोपाख्यानम्)

विच्छिद्यन्ते समारब्धा सिद्धान्ते चापि दैवत:ः । कृते पुरुषकारे तु नैनः स्पृशति पार्थिवम्‌

vicchidyante samārabdhā siddhānte cāpi daivataḥ | kṛte puruṣakāre tu nainaḥ spṛśati pārthivam ||

ဝိုင်သမ္ပာယန မိန့်ကြားသည်။ «စတင်ထားသော လုပ်ငန်းများသည် ကံကြမ္မာ မကောင်းသည့်အခါ ဖြတ်တောက်ပျက်စီးသွားတတ်ပြီး၊ ကံကြမ္မာ ကောင်းသည့်အခါ ပြီးမြောက်အောင်မြင်တတ်သည်။ သို့သော် ဘုရင်က မိမိဘက်မှ သင့်လျော်သမျှ လူ့အားထုတ်မှုကို ပြုလုပ်ပြီးသားဖြစ်လျှင်—အောင်မြင်မှု မရသော်လည်း—အပြစ်သည် သူ့ကို မထိပါ»။

विच्छिद्यन्तेare cut off / get destroyed
विच्छिद्यन्ते:
TypeVerb
Rootविच्छिद् (छिद्)
FormLat, Atmanepada, Prathama, Bahuvacana
समारब्धाःundertaken / begun
समारब्धाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसमारब्ध (सम्-आ-रभ्)
FormPum, Prathama, Bahuvacana
सिद्धान्तेin success / in accomplishment
सिद्धान्ते:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसिद्धान्त
FormPum, Saptami, Eka
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
अपिalso / even
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
दैवतःfrom fate / due to destiny
दैवतः:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootदैवत
FormNapum, Panchami, Eka
कृतेwhen done / after doing
कृते:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकृत (कृ)
FormLocative absolute (saptamī) usage; here effectively 'when/after (it is) done'
पुरुषकारेin human effort / personal exertion
पुरुषकारे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootपुरुषकार
FormPum, Saptami, Eka
तुbut / however
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
एनःsin / fault
एनः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootएनस्
FormNapum, Prathama, Eka
स्पृशतिtouches / affects
स्पृशति:
TypeVerb
Rootस्पृश्
FormLat, Parasmaipada, Prathama, Eka
पार्थिवम्the king
पार्थिवम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपार्थिव
FormPum, Dvitiya, Eka

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśampāyana
P
pārthiva (the king/ruler)
D
daiva (destiny/divine dispensation)
P
puruṣakāra (human effort)

Educational Q&A

The verse balances destiny (daiva) with human initiative (puruṣakāra): outcomes may depend on fate, but moral accountability depends on whether one has made proper effort. A ruler who acts with due diligence and right exertion is not stained by sin merely because the result fails.

In the didactic discourse of the Śānti Parva, Vaiśampāyana states a general principle for governance and conduct: enterprises can fail or succeed according to destiny, yet ethical blame does not attach to a king who has fulfilled his duty through appropriate personal effort.