Shloka 13
मृत्युकारणप्रश्नः / Inquiry into the Cause and Designation of Death
लोकमातुरमसूयते जन- स्तत् तदेव च निरीक्ष्य शोचते । तत्र पश्य कुशलानशोचतो ये विदुस्तदुभयं कृताकृतम्
lokam āturam asūyate janaḥ tat tad eva ca nirīkṣya śocate | tatra paśya kuśalān aśocato ye vidus tad ubhayaṁ kṛtākṛtam ||
人は他者が病み苦しむのを見て、ある者は咎め立てし、またある者は同じ有様を見て悲嘆に沈む。だが「為されたこと」と「為されぬこと」—因と果、なされたものとなされぬもの—その両方を真に知る者は嘆かない。そのように嘆かぬ知者こそ、その場において真に賢く、よく整った者と見なすがよい。
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
Do not respond to others’ suffering with blame or with helpless sorrow; the wiser stance is grounded understanding of causality and agency (kṛta/akṛta), which steadies the mind and prevents grief.
Vyāsa contrasts common reactions to seeing the afflicted—censure or lamentation—with the response of the truly knowledgeable, who, understanding the deeper structure of action and its conditions, remain free from grief and are to be regarded as the truly ‘kuśala’ (sound in judgment).