Shloka 4
अर्जुन-कर्ण-सङ्ग्रामः
Arjuna–Karna Engagement in the Cattle-Raid Aftermath
आनुकूल्येन कार्याणामन्तरं संविधीयते । भारं हि रथकारस्य न व्यवस्यन्ति पण्डिता:,देश और कालकी अनुकूलता होनेसे ही कार्योका फल सिद्ध होता है। विद्वान् पुरुष रथ बनानेवाले (सूत) की बातपर ही सारा भार डालकर स्वयं देश-कालका विचार किये बिना युद्ध आदिका निश्चय नहीं करते-
ānukūlyena kāryāṇām antaraṃ saṃvidhīyate | bhāraṃ hi rathakārasya na vyavasyanti paṇḍitāḥ |
克利帕说道：“唯有形势顺遂——地与时恰当相合——诸事的真实成效方能稳固。智者不会在战争这类大事上，把全部重担推给御者（车夫）的意见；他们必亲自衡量时势与地形，然后才下决断。”
कृप उवाच
Educational Q&A
Sound action depends on suitability of circumstances (especially place and time). Wise leaders do not outsource responsibility to a subordinate’s opinion; they personally assess conditions before deciding, particularly in grave matters like war.
Kṛpa is offering counsel, stressing strategic and ethical prudence: decisions—implicitly about conflict—must be grounded in a careful evaluation of context rather than made rashly or by placing full responsibility on a chariot-expert’s advice.