Shloka 31
Yudhiṣṭhira’s Remorse and Vyāsa’s Teaching on Impermanence (Śoka-nivāraṇa)
सुखं दुःखान्तमालस्यं दाक्ष्यं दुः:खं सुखोदयम् । भूति: श्रीद्वीर्धृति: कीर्तिर्देक्षे वसति नालसे
sukhaṁ duḥkhāntam ālasyaṁ dākṣyaṁ duḥkhaṁ sukhodayam | bhūtiḥ śrīr dhṛtiḥ kīrtir dakṣe vasati nālase ||
ヴィヤーサは言った。「怠惰は楽に見えるが、ついには苦に終わる。巧みで勤勉な努力は苦しく見えるが、そこから幸福が生まれる。繁栄、幸運、堅忍、そして名声は、有能で勤勉な者に宿り、怠け者には宿らない。」
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
Short-term ease from idleness is deceptive because it culminates in suffering, whereas the hardship of disciplined, competent effort produces lasting happiness; therefore prosperity, fortune, resolve, and fame naturally accompany the industrious, not the lazy.
In the didactic setting of the Śānti Parva, Vyāsa delivers a moral instruction contrasting ālasya (sloth) with dākṣya (capable diligence), emphasizing how inner qualities determine one’s welfare and reputation.