Mahabharata — Ashramavasika Parva, Shloka 34
अश्रमवासिनां विषादः — Lament in Hastināpura after the Elders’ Forest Withdrawal
न शान्तिमधिगच्छामि दुःखशोकसमाहत: । इति मे चिन्तयानस्य पित: शान्तिर्न विद्यते
na śāntim adhigacchāmi duḥkhaśokasamāhataḥ | iti me cintayānasya pitaḥ śāntir na vidyate ||
Sinabi ni Vaiśampāyana: “Dahil sa pighati at dalamhati na dumadagok sa akin, hindi ko nakakamit ang kapayapaan. Habang paulit-ulit kong binabalikan sa isip ang mga bagay na ito, ama, walang kapayapaan para sa akin.”
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Unprocessed grief and obsessive recollection of painful events obstruct inner peace; the verse highlights the ethical-psychological need for steadiness of mind and a dharmic way of working through sorrow rather than being consumed by it.
The speaker reports a state of intense mental suffering: overwhelmed by duḥkha and śoka, he cannot find śānti, and confesses to his father that constant brooding over these thoughts prevents any calm.
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