Shloka 13
एकस्मिन्नेव पुरुषे सा सा बुद्धिस्तदा तदा । भवत्यकृतधर्मत्वात् सा तस्यैव न रोचते
ekasminneva puruṣe sā sā buddhistadā tadā | bhavatyakṛtadharmatvāt sā tasyaiva na rocate ||
Санджая сказал: В одном и том же человеке решимость то такова, то иная — в разные мгновения. Поскольку он не исполнил дхарму, эта самая решимость не утверждается в том, что поистине верно для него, и не находит в нём долговечного одобрения.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
When dharma is neglected, the mind’s judgment becomes unstable—shifting from one intention to another—and even one’s own conscience cannot fully endorse those choices. Ethical failure produces inner inconsistency and lack of lasting clarity.
Sañjaya comments on a particular person’s wavering resolve: at different moments he forms different plans or judgments, but because his conduct is not grounded in dharma, those intentions do not truly ‘sit right’ with him and fail to gain inner assent.