Shloka 22
Strī Parva, Adhyāya 2 — Vidura’s Consolation on Kāla, Karma, and the Limits of Lamentation (विदुरोपदेशः)
शोकस्थानसहस्राणि भयस्थानशतानि च । दिवसे दिवसे मूढमाविशन्ति न पण्डितम्,शोकके हजारों स्थान हैं और भयके भी सैकड़ों स्थान हैं। वे प्रतिदिन मूढ़ मनुष्यपर ही अपना प्रभाव डालते हैं, विद्वान् पुरुषपर नहीं
śokasthānasahasrāṇi bhayasthānaśatāni ca | divase divase mūḍham āviśanti na paṇḍitam ||
ಶೋಕಕ್ಕೆ ಸಾವಿರಾರು ಕಾರಣಗಳಿವೆ, ಭಯಕ್ಕೆ ನೂರಾರು ಕಾರಣಗಳಿವೆ. ಅವು ದಿನದಿಂದ ದಿನಕ್ಕೆ ಮೂಢನನ್ನೇ ಆವರಿಸುತ್ತವೆ; ಪಂಡಿತನನ್ನು ಅಲ್ಲ.
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Life presents countless triggers for sorrow and fear, but they dominate only the person lacking discernment. The wise person, grounded in understanding and self-control, does not let recurring anxieties and griefs take possession of the mind.
In Strī-parvan’s aftermath of the war, Vidura speaks as a moral counselor, offering reflective instruction on how to endure calamity. This verse frames the psychological contrast between the deluded, who are repeatedly overwhelmed, and the wise, who remain steady despite many causes for distress.