Shloka 14
अरण्यवृत्ति-वैराग्योपदेशः | Forest Discipline and the Program of Non-Attachment
न शोचन्न प्रद्नष्यंश्व तुल्यनिन्दात्मसंस्तुति: । निराशीरनरर्मिमो भूत्वा निर्द्धन्द्ो निष्परिग्रह:
na śocan na prahṛṣyaṃś ca tulya-nindātma-saṃstutiḥ | nirāśīr anahaṃkāro bhūtvā nirdvandvo niṣparigrahaḥ ||
Aku takkan meratap bagi siapa pun, dan takkan pula bersorak gembira. Cela dan puja akan kupandang setara. Dengan menanggalkan harap serta rasa ‘aku’ dan ‘milikku’, aku akan melampaui pasangan-pasangan lawan dan hidup tanpa menimbun atau melekat pada kepemilikan.
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches inner equanimity: do not swing between sorrow and joy, treat praise and blame alike, abandon expectation and ego, and live free from dualities and possessiveness.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction-oriented setting after the war, Yudhiṣṭhira articulates a resolve toward renunciant discipline—seeking peace through self-control, non-attachment, and freedom from social approval or condemnation.