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Chapter 3.181 - Verse 4

Sanskrit Text

भवत्येव हि मे बुद्धिर्दृष्ट्वात्मानं सुखाच्च्युतम् धार्तराष्ट्रांश्च दुर्वृत्तानृध्यतः प्रेक्ष्य सर्वशः

English Translation

When I consider that I have been deprived of happiness for no fault of mine and when I see the wicked sons of Dhritarashtra prospering in every respect it strikes me that man is the agent of his meritorious or wicked acts and that he reaps the fruits of his own deeds. How can then God be the agent?

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

भू + एव | हि | मे | बुद्धिर् | दृश् + आत्मन् | सुख + च्यु
पाण्डवान् | धार्तराष्ट्र + च | कृतास्त्रान् | प्रसमीक्ष्य | सः