Shloka 4
असंतोषादिदोष-निरूपणम्
On the Faults of Discontent and the Discipline of Detachment
नाह्वा पूरयितुं शक््यां न मासैर्भरतर्षभ । अपूर्या पूरयन्निच्छामायुषापि न शकनुयात्
nāhvā pūrayituṁ śakyāṁ na māsair bharatarṣabha | apūryā pūrayann icchām āyuṣāpi na śaknuyāt, bharataśreṣṭha ||
যুধিষ্ঠিৰে ক’লে—হে ভৰতশ্ৰেষ্ঠ! এই আকাঙ্ক্ষা একেদিনতে নহয়, বহু মাহতো পূৰ্ণ নহয়। আনকি সাৰাজীৱন চেষ্টা কৰিলেও এই অপূৰণীয় ইচ্ছা পূৰণ কৰা সম্ভৱ নহয়।
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Some desires are intrinsically insatiable; trying to ‘complete’ them through time and effort only extends dissatisfaction. Ethical life therefore requires discernment and restraint—redirecting the mind from endless craving toward dharma and inner steadiness.
In the reflective, instruction-oriented setting of Śānti Parva, Yudhiṣṭhira addresses a Bharata elder/peer with a sober observation: the particular wish under discussion is of a kind that cannot be brought to completion, even with prolonged effort, underscoring the futility of pursuing limitless craving.