Shloka 30
येन दुःखेन यो दुःखी न स जातु सुखी भवेत् | दुःखानां हि क्षयो नास्ति जायते हापरात् परम्,जिस किसी भी दुःखसे जो दुखी है, वह कभी सुखी नहीं हो सकता; क्योंकि दुःखोंका अन्त नहीं है। एक दुःखसे दूसरा दुःख होता ही रहता है
yena duḥkhena yo duḥkhī na sa jātu sukhī bhavet | duḥkhānāṁ hi kṣayo nāsti jāyate hāparāt param |
Vyāsa said: One who is made sorrowful by a particular sorrow can never truly become happy, for sorrows do not come to an end; from one grief, another is continually born, succeeding it again and again.
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse warns that if one’s mind remains defined by grief—reacting to each sorrow with further sorrow—then happiness cannot take root. Since worldly troubles tend to generate new troubles, one must cultivate inner steadiness and discernment rather than letting duḥkha reproduce itself.
In Śānti Parva’s instruction-oriented setting, Vyāsa delivers a reflective maxim about the self-perpetuating nature of suffering, guiding the listener toward a calmer, more disciplined response to adversity.