Shloka 24
अरण्यवृत्ति-वैराग्योपदेशः | Forest Discipline and the Program of Non-Attachment
अलाभे सति वा लाभे समदर्शी महातपा: । न जिजीविषुवत् किंचिन्न मुमूर्षवदाचरन्
alābhe sati vā lābhe samadarśī mahātapāḥ | na jijīviṣuvat kiñcin na mumūrṣuvad ācaran |
قال يودهيشثيرا: «سواء كان هناك كسبٌ أو لم يكن، فبصيرتي ستبقى متساوية. منغمساً في زهدٍ عظيمٍ وانضباطٍ للنفس، لن أتصرف كمن تسوقهم شهوة الحياة، ولا كمن تسوقهم شهوة الموت.»
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
To remain steady-minded in both gain and loss, and to avoid actions motivated by desperate attachment to life or by a morbid desire for death—choosing disciplined, dharmic conduct rooted in equanimity.
In Śānti Parva’s instruction on dharma and inner peace, Yudhiṣṭhira articulates a vow-like resolve: he will maintain impartiality toward outcomes and will not let fear, craving, or despair dictate his behavior.