Shloka 28
भীমेन युधिष्ठिरस्य त्यागवृत्तेः प्रतिषेधः
Bhīma’s Rebuttal of Yudhiṣṭhira’s Renunciatory Inclination
अवेक्षस्व यथा स्वै: स्वै: कर्मभिव्यापृतं जगत् । तस्मात् कर्मव कर्तव्यं नास्ति सिद्धिरकर्मण:
avekṣasva yathā svaiḥ svaiḥ karmabhir vyāpṛtaṃ jagat | tasmāt karmaiva kartavyaṃ nāsti siddhir akarmaṇaḥ ||
Masdan nang mabuti at pagnilayan kung paanong ang buong daigdig ay abala, bawat isa sa kani-kaniyang gawain. Kaya’t ang pagkilos—ang iyong nararapat na tungkulin—ay dapat gawin; sapagkat ang tumatalikod sa gawa ay hindi kailanman makakamit ang kaganapan o tagumpay.
भीम उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that the world functions through action, so one should perform one’s prescribed duty; abandoning action leads to no true accomplishment (siddhi).
Bhima is urging his listener to observe the natural order—everyone is engaged in their respective work—and to follow the appropriate duty (especially the kshatriya’s obligation to act) rather than withdrawing into inaction.