स्वरूपं पौरुषस्यैतदेवं व्यवहरन्नरः । याति निष्फलयत्नत्वं न कदाचन कश्चन ॥ २६ ॥
svarūpaṁ pauruṣasyaitadēvaṁ vyavaharannaraḥ | yāti niṣphalayatnatvaṁ na kadācana kaścana || 26 ||
Translation
This is the true form of effort. A man who acts so never, at any time, finds his striving fruitless.
Word by word
- svarūpaṁ
- the true form
- pauruṣasya
- of effort
- ētad
- (etat) this is
- ēvaṁ
- so
- vyavaharan
- (vyavaharan) who acts
- naraḥ
- a man
- yāti
- finds
- niṣphala
- fruitless
- yatnatvaṁ
- his striving
- na
- never
- kadācana
- at any time
- kaścana
- any man
Meaning
The promise. One who lives by effort so defined, guided and supported, never (na kadācana) finds that he strove in vain. The commentary agrees in the same words. The promise is absolute because the conditions are exact: it is not "try hard and hope", but "strive rightly and the fruit is certain".