Shloka 115
युधिछिर उवाच पजञ्चमे5हनि षष्ठे वा शाकं पचति स्वे गृहे । अनृणी चाप्रवासी च स वारिचर मोदते
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca | pañcame 'hani ṣaṣṭhe vā śākaṃ pacati sve gṛhe | anṛṇī cāpravāsī ca sa vāricara modate ||
Yudhiṣṭhira répondit : «Ô Yakṣa qui demeures dans l’eau ! L’homme qui n’a point de dettes et ne vit pas loin de sa maison — fût-ce au cinquième ou au sixième jour qu’il ne fasse cuire chez lui que de simples herbes — celui-là seul se réjouit véritablement.»
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
True happiness is grounded in ethical and social stability—being free from debt and not forced to live away from one’s home—rather than in luxurious food or wealth; even simple fare becomes satisfying under such conditions.
In the Yakṣa-prashna episode of the Vana Parva, Yudhiṣṭhira answers the Yakṣa’s questions. Here he defines who is genuinely happy, addressing the Yakṣa as a ‘water-roamer’ and emphasizing debtlessness and being at home.