Shloka 27
अदारा-नीति
Crisis Composure) and ‘Jaya’ Śravaṇa (Morale-Instruction
अथ ये नैव कुर्वन्ति नैव जातु भवन्ति ते । ऐकगुण्यमनीहायामभाव: कर्मणां फलम्
atha ye naiva kurvanti naiva jātu bhavanti te | aikaguṇyam anīhāyām abhāvaḥ karmaṇāṃ phalam ||
କିନ୍ତୁ ଯେମାନେ କୌଣସି କର୍ମ ମଧ୍ୟ କରନ୍ତି ନାହିଁ—କେବେ ନୁହେଁ, କୌଣସି ପରିସ୍ଥିତିରେ ମଧ୍ୟ—ସେମାନେ ଜଗତରେ କର୍ତ୍ତୃତ୍ୱ ପାଆନ୍ତି ନାହିଁ। ଏକପକ୍ଷୀୟ ଜଡତା ଓ ଅପ୍ରୟାସର ଅବସ୍ଥାରେ କର୍ମର ଫଳ କେବଳ ଅଭାବ—କୌଣସି ଫଳ ଉତ୍ପନ୍ନ ହୁଏ ନାହିଁ।
पुत्र उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that complete inaction and refusal to strive lead to a null outcome: without effort, there is no fruition of deeds. Ethical life requires purposeful action; inertia yields only absence of results.
In a didactic exchange attributed to the 'son' (putra), the speaker underscores a moral principle relevant to decision-making in the Udyoga Parva: one cannot attain meaningful ends—personal or social—by avoiding action; non-effort produces no fruit.