Shloka 6
Udyoga Parva Adhyāya 92: Kṛṣṇasya sabhāpraveśaḥ
Krishna’s Entry into the Royal Assembly
धर्मकार्य यतज्छक्त्या नो चेत् प्राप्रोति मानव: । प्राप्तो भवति तत् पुण्यमत्र मे नास्ति संशय:,मनुष्य यदि अपनी शक्तिभर किसी धर्म-कार्यको करनेका प्रयत्न करते हुए भी उसमें सफलता न प्राप्त कर सके, तो भी उसे उसका पुण्य तो अवश्य ही प्राप्त हो जाता है। इस विषयमें मुझे संदेह नहीं है
Vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca: dharmakārye yataś chaktyā no cet prāpnoti mānavaḥ | prāpto bhavati tat puṇyam atra me nāsti saṃśayaḥ ||
Vaiśaṃpāyana disse: Se uma pessoa, empenhando-se conforme toda a sua capacidade numa obra de dharma, não alcança o êxito, ainda assim o mérito desse esforço certamente lhe é creditado. Disso não tenho dúvida.
(वैशग्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Merit (puṇya) arises from sincere effort in dharma performed according to one’s capacity (śaktyā), even if the intended result is not achieved; ethical worth is grounded in right striving, not merely in success.
In the Udyoga Parva’s counsel-oriented context, Vaiśaṃpāyana states a general principle about dharmic action: when someone attempts a righteous duty with full effort but fails due to circumstances, the moral and spiritual credit of the attempt still accrues.