Mahabharata · Anusasana Parva (Critical ed.)
Mahabharata 13.6.7 meaning
yatha beejam vina kshetram uptam bhavati nishphalam
tatha purushakarena vina daivam na sidhyati
यथा बीजं विना क्षेत्रमुप्तं भवति निष्फलम्।
तथा पुरुषकारेण विना दैवं न सिध्यति॥
Just as seed sown without a field bears no fruit, so destiny does not succeed without human effort.
What it means
Luck and talent are seeds; effort is the soil. Waiting for destiny to deliver while doing nothing is like throwing seeds on concrete. Prepare the ground, and fortune has somewhere to grow.हिंदी में अर्थ
जैसे बिना खेत के बोया गया बीज फल नहीं देता, वैसे ही पुरुषार्थ के बिना भाग्य सफल नहीं होता।
किस्मत और प्रतिभा बीज हैं, मेहनत मिट्टी। कुछ न करके भाग्य का इंतज़ार करना पत्थर पर बीज फेंकने जैसा है। ज़मीन तैयार करो, तभी भाग्य उग पाएगा।
Spoken by Brahma.
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