Shloka 40
अव्यक्त-मानस-सृष्टिवादः
Doctrine of Creation from the Unmanifest ‘Mānasa’
शोकस्थानसहस्राणि भयस्थानशतानि च । दिवसे दिवसे मूढमाविशन्ति न पण्डितम्,शोकके हजारों स्थान हैं और भयके सैकड़ों स्थान हैं; किंतु वे प्रतिदिन मू्खोपर ही प्रभाव डालते हैं, विद्वानोंपर नहीं
śokasthānasahasrāṇi bhayasthānaśatāni ca | divase divase mūḍham āviśanti na paṇḍitam ||
Ada ribuan sebab untuk dukacita dan ratusan sebab untuk ketakutan. Namun, hari demi hari, semuanya hanya mencengkam orang yang dungu; tidak mampu menundukkan orang bijaksana.
ब्राह्मण उवाच
Educational Q&A
Life presents countless triggers for sorrow and fear, but their power depends on one’s discernment: the deluded are repeatedly overwhelmed, while the wise remain steady through understanding and self-control.
A brāhmaṇa delivers an instructive maxim in the Śānti Parva’s didactic setting, contrasting the mental vulnerability of the mūḍha with the composure of the paṇḍita amid inevitable worldly causes of anxiety.