Shloka 94
युधिछिर उवाच मोहो हि धर्ममूढत्वं मानस्त्वात्माभिमानिता । धर्मनिष्क्रियता55लस्यं शोकस्त्वज्ञानमुच्यते,युधिष्ठिर बोले--धर्ममूढ़ता ही मोह है, आत्माभिमान ही मान है, धर्मका पालन न करना आलस्य है और अज्ञानको ही शोक कहते हैं
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca | moho hi dharmamūḍhatvaṃ mānas tv ātmābhimānitā | dharmanīṣkriyatā ālasyaṃ śokas tv ajñānam ucyate ||
Yudhiṣṭhira said: “Delusion is, in truth, the bewilderment that makes one lose sight of dharma. Pride is the self’s conceit. Laziness is the refusal to act in accordance with dharma. And what people call ‘grief’ is, in essence, ignorance.”
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse reframes common inner afflictions as ethical and cognitive failures: delusion is confusion about dharma, pride is egoic self-conceit, laziness is neglect of dharmic action, and grief ultimately stems from ignorance. The remedy implied is clearer discernment of dharma, humility, disciplined action, and knowledge.
In the Vana Parva’s reflective discourse, Yudhiṣṭhira articulates definitions of key moral-psychological states, analyzing how inner dispositions (moha, māna, ālasya, śoka) relate to dharma and right living.