मनोरथान् करोत्युच्चैर्जनो दैवहतानपि । युज्यते हर्षशोकाभ्यां तथाप्याज्ञां करोमि ते ॥ ३९ ॥
manorathān karoty uccair jano daiva-hatān api yujyate harṣa-śokābhyāṁ tathāpy ājñāṁ karomi te
- manaḥ-rathān
- his desires
- karoti
- carries out
- uccaiḥ
- fervently
- janaḥ
- the average person
- daiva
- by Providence
- hatān
- thwarted
- api
- even though
- yujyate
- he is confronted
- harṣa-śokābhyām
- by happiness and distress
- tathā api
- nonetheless
- ājñām
- order
- karomi
- I will do
- te
- your
An ordinary person is determined to act on his desires even when fate prevents their fulfillment. Therefore he encounters both happiness and distress. Yet even though such is the case, I will execute your order.