Shloka 10
अध्याय १५२: लोभः पापस्य मूलम् — Greed as the Root of Wrongdoing
शौनक उवाच किमाश्चर्य यदप्राज्ञो बहु कुर्यादसाम्प्रतम् । इति वै पण्डितो भूत्वा भूतानां नानुकुप्यते
śaunaka uvāca | kim āścaryaṁ yad aprājño bahu kuryād asāmpratam | iti vai paṇḍito bhūtvā bhūtānāṁ nānukupyate |
Shaunaka said: “What is surprising if an unwise person commits many improper acts? Therefore, one who has become truly learned—knowing this principle—should not grow angry with living beings.”
शौनक उवाच
Educational Q&A
Improper behavior from the ignorant is to be expected; therefore the truly wise restrain anger and respond to living beings with understanding rather than irritation.
In the didactic setting of Śānti Parva, Shaunaka states a reflective maxim: since foolish people naturally act wrongly, a learned person should not be provoked into anger against creatures.