Shloka 30
राजधर्मः—राष्ट्ररक्षणं, दण्डनीतिः, हयग्रीवोपाख्यानम्
Royal Duty: Protection, Penal Policy, and the Hayagrīva Exemplum
येन दुःखेन यो दुःखी न स जातु सुखी भवेत् | दुःखानां हि क्षयो नास्ति जायते हापरात् परम्
yena duḥkhena yo duḥkhī na sa jātu sukhī bhavet | duḥkhānāṁ hi kṣayo nāsti jāyate hāparāt param |
Вьяса сказал: Тот, кого какая-то скорбь делает несчастным, никогда не станет по-настоящему счастливым; ибо скорбям нет конца — из одной печали непрестанно рождается другая, сменяя её снова и снова.
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse warns that if one’s mind remains defined by grief—reacting to each sorrow with further sorrow—then happiness cannot take root. Since worldly troubles tend to generate new troubles, one must cultivate inner steadiness and discernment rather than letting duḥkha reproduce itself.
In Śānti Parva’s instruction-oriented setting, Vyāsa delivers a reflective maxim about the self-perpetuating nature of suffering, guiding the listener toward a calmer, more disciplined response to adversity.