Shloka 46
Dharma-śaṅkā-nivāraṇa: Yudhiṣṭhira’s Response on Karma-Phala and Trust in Dharma
अन्येषां कर्म सफलमस्माकमपि वा पुन: । विप्रकर्षेण बुध्येत कृतकर्मा यथाफलम्,कर्मोके कर लेनेपर अन्तमें कर्ताको जैसा फल मिलता है, उसके अनुसार ही यह जाना जा सकता है कि दूसरोंका कर्म सफल हुआ है या हमारा
anyeṣāṁ karma saphalam asmākam api vā punaḥ | viprakarṣeṇa budhyeta kṛtakarmā yathāphalam ||
玉提湿陀罗说道：“他人之行是否结果——抑或我等之行亦然——唯有待时日稍过，待事已毕、其果昭然，方可明了。因为行事之人，终究以其所作所致之果而为人所知。”
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The success or moral weight of an action is not always immediately visible; it is properly assessed over time, once the deed is complete and its consequences (karma-phala) manifest.
Yudhiṣṭhira reflects on how to evaluate actions—his own or others’—emphasizing that only later outcomes reveal whether a course of conduct was truly fruitful.