History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v4.c62.378.3

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349 and 351) states that success in undertakings depends upon both fate and human effort, yet fate is nothing but the human effort of past lives manifesting its effect (in this life) and that as on a single wheel a chariot cannot progress, so fate cannot accomplish anything without human effort. Yāj. I. 350 refers to other views viz. fate alone leads to success, human effort alone does so, that success results of itself (without any cause), while others say that it is Time that brings about all results. Manu VII. 205, Matsya 221. 1-12 (all of which are quoted in the Rājanītiprakāśa pp. 313-314) and Viṣṇudharmottara II. 66 (which has the same verses as in Matsya 221) inculcate the same doctrine as that of Yāj. I. 349 and 351 and emphasize that one must always make efforts (tasmāt sadotthānavatā hi bhāvyaṁ-Matsya 221. 12). The Matsyapurāṇa 221. 2 emphatically²¹⁵ states that effort is superior. Medhātithi on Manu IV. 137 quotes a *subhāṣita* 'those devoid of effort are engaged in calculating the aspects of planets; there is nothing impossible of accomplishment for those who are determined and who are able to put forth spirited efforts.' Kauṭ. (IX. 4 last two verses), Kām. V. 11, XIII. 3-11 emphasize the importance of strenuous efforts. Śukranītisāra (I. 46-58) holds a long disquisition on effort and *daiva*. It contains the following fine sentiments (I.