Canto 2 -
Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa
Chapter 23: Lakṣmaṇa’s Arguments
Text 2.23.18
द्रक्ष्यन्ति त्वद्य दैवस्य पौरुषं पुरुषस्य च।
दैवमानुषयोरद्य व्यक्ता व्यक्तिर्भविष्यति॥
drakṣyanti tv adya daivasya pauruṣaṁ puruṣasya ca
daiva-mānuṣayor adya vyaktā vyaktir bhaviṣyati
drakṣyanti tu = [people] will observe; adya = today; daivasya = of providence; pauruṣam = the competence; puruṣasya ca = verses man; daiva-mānuṣayoḥ = between providence and man; adya = today; vyaktā = obvious; vyaktiḥ = the distinction; bhaviṣyati = will become.
Today [people] will observe the competence of providence versus man. Today the distinction between providence and man will become obvious.
He now proves that providence is weaker than manly strength through direct sense perception. “The distinction between providence and man will become obvious” means “The distinct knowledge of the weakness and strength of providence and man [respectively] will become obvious.”
He clarifies this in the next verse.