But without rain, O son of Kunti, it cannot be made to yield crops. In that case ( i.e. if there is no rain) it is said that irrigation, which can be done men, ought to be resorted to.
ऋते वर्षान्न कौन्तेय जातु निवर्तयेत् फलम्। तत्र वै पौरुषं ब्रूयुरासेकं यत्र कारितम्॥