Shloka 98
युधिछ्िर उवाच धर्मज्ञ: पण्डितो ज्ञेयो नास्तिको मूर्ख उच्यते । काम: संसारहेतुश्न हृत्तापो मत्सर: स्मृत:
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca | dharmajñaḥ paṇḍito jñeyo nāstiko mūrkha ucyate | kāmaḥ saṃsāra-hetuś ca hṛt-tāpo matsaraḥ smṛtaḥ ||
ଯୁଧିଷ୍ଠିର କହିଲେ—ଧର୍ମଜ୍ଞ ବ୍ୟକ୍ତିକୁ ପଣ୍ଡିତ ବୋଲି ଜାଣିବା ଉଚିତ; ନାସ୍ତିକକୁ ମୂର୍ଖ କୁହାଯାଏ। କାମ ହିଁ ଜନ୍ମ-ମୃତ୍ୟୁରୂପ ସଂସାରର ହେତୁ; ହୃଦୟର ଦାହ ହିଁ ମତ୍ସର ବୋଲି ସ୍ମୃତ।
युधिछ्िर उवाच
Educational Q&A
True learning is measured by understanding dharma; disbelief that rejects moral-spiritual authority is treated as folly. Desire binds one to saṃsāra, and envy is characterized as an inner burning that corrodes the heart.
In a didactic exchange in the Vana Parva, Yudhiṣṭhira articulates moral definitions—who should be considered wise, what keeps beings trapped in worldly existence, and how envy is experienced internally.