Shloka 25
Śānti-parva 168: Śoka-nivṛtti-buddhi (The Cognition that Reduces Grief) and Piṅgalā’s Nairāśya
अनर्थस्य न कामो<स्ति तथार्थो5धर्मिण: कुत: । तस्मादुद्धिजते लोको धर्मार्थाद् यो बहिष्कृत:
anarthasya na kāmo 'sti tathārtho 'dharmiṇaḥ kutaḥ | tasmād udvijate loko dharmārthād yo bahiṣkṛtaḥ ||
قال فايشامبايانا: «من افتقر إلى الثروة فلا تمام لرغباته؛ ومن كان غير مستقيم، فكيف تكون له ثروة أصلًا؟ لذلك يضطرب الناس ويتوجّسون من ذلك الذي أُقصي عن الازدهار القائم على الدارما—مَن لا يملك سُبل عيشٍ مؤسَّسة على الدارما».
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Desire (kāma) depends on means (artha), but artha that is stable and socially acceptable depends on dharma. A person cut off from dharma-grounded prosperity becomes a source of anxiety for society, because lack of righteous means tends to produce insecurity, mistrust, and harmful conduct.
In Śānti Parva’s instruction on governance and ethics, Vaiśampāyana narrates a general moral principle: poverty frustrates desires, and unrighteousness undermines the acquisition of legitimate wealth; consequently, society feels disturbed by one who lacks dharma-based livelihood.