If riches were the result of exertion, then one could, with exertion, acquire it forthwith. Among men, that which is not to be attained, O chief of the Bharatas, is never attained. Men are seen to fail in gaining results even if they try their best.
यदि यत्नो भवेन्मर्त्यः स सर्वे फलमाप्नुयात्। नालभ्यं चोपलभ्येत नृणां भरतसत्तम॥ प्रयत्नं कृतवन्तोऽपि दृश्यन्ते ह्यफला नराः।