Shloka 109
Ulūka’s Provocation and Keśava’s Counter-Message (उलूकदूत्ये केशवप्रत्युत्तरम्)
नतु पर्यायधर्मेण सिद्धि प्राप्नोति मानव: । मनसैवानुकूलानि धातैव कुरुते वशे
na tu paryāyadharmeṇa siddhiṁ prāpnoti mānavaḥ | manasaivānukūlāni dhātaiva kurute vaśe |
三阇耶说道：“人并非仅凭名义上的、习俗式的法（达摩）就能获得真正的成就。唯有那位安排者、定命者，凭借意志之力，方能使事势与众生转向有利之处，将一切纳入其掌控。”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Mere outward or conventional observance of dharma does not guarantee accomplishment; ultimate outcomes are governed by the cosmic Ordainer (dhātā), who can, by sheer resolve, make circumstances favorable and bring all under control.
In the Udyoga Parva’s tense pre-war deliberations, Sañjaya reflects on the limits of human effort and the insufficiency of merely formal righteousness, emphasizing that the final turning of events lies with the higher ordering power.