Shloka 33
अमर्षेण न चान्योन्यं स्पृहयन्ते कदाचन । न च जातूपतप्यन्ति धीरा: परसमृद्धिभि:,अमर्षवश कभी एक-दूसरेके प्रति लाग-डाँट नहीं रखते थे। सभी धीर स्वभावके थे। दूसरोंकी समृद्धियोंसे उनके मनमें कभी संताप नहीं होता था
amarṣeṇa na cānyonyaṃ spṛhayante kadācana | na ca jātūpatapyante dhīrāḥ parasamṛddhibhiḥ ||
Śakra said: “Out of resentment they never begrudged one another at any time; and the steadfast, self-possessed do not ever burn with distress at the prosperity of others.”
शक्र उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse praises the ethical discipline of the dhīra (steadfast person): one should not begrudge others out of resentment, nor suffer inner torment when others prosper. Freedom from envy is presented as a mark of true steadiness and virtue.
Śakra (Indra) is describing the conduct and inner disposition of noble, self-possessed people: they do not engage in mutual begrudging, and they remain untroubled by the success of others—highlighting an ideal temperament within the Shanti Parva’s moral instruction.