Shloka 17
Adhyāya 164: Gautama as Guest; Kaśyapa’s Satkāra and the Fourfold Arthagati; Journey to Virūpākṣa
ईर्ष्या कामात् प्रभवति संहर्षाच्चैव जायते । इतरेषां तु सत्त्वानां प्रज्ञया सा प्रणश्यति
īrṣyā kāmāt prabhavati saṁharṣāc caiva jāyate | itareṣāṁ tu sattvānāṁ prajñayā sā praṇaśyati ||
Wika ni Bhishma: Ang inggit ay sumisibol mula sa pagnanasa, at ipinanganganak din kapag nakikita ang ligaya at pag-unlad ng iba. Ngunit para sa mga nilalang, ito’y napapawi ng prajñā—ang mapanuring karunungan—na nagpapakita ng kawalang-saysay ng paghahambing at nagtuturo ng pagpipigil sa pagnanasa.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Envy is rooted in desire and in comparing oneself with others’ happiness; it is overcome by prajñā (discriminating wisdom) that checks craving and dissolves comparison.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on righteous conduct and inner discipline, Bhishma explains to the listener the causes of envy and prescribes wisdom as the means to eliminate it.