Shloka 11
अध्याय १५२: लोभः पापस्य मूलम् — Greed as the Root of Wrongdoing
प्रज्ञाप्रासादमारुह्दु अशोच्य शोचते जनात् । जगतीस्थानिवाद्रिस्थ: प्रज्ञया प्रतिपत्स्यति
prajñāprāsādam āruhya aśocyaḥ śocate janāt | jagatīsthān ivādristhaḥ prajñayā pratipatsyati ||
登上智慧的高殿之后，那人自身已无忧苦，却仍为忧苦之人而悲悯。凭借辨识之力，他洞察全局，正如立于山巅者，能清楚望见山下四周平原上居住的人们。
शौनक उवाच
Educational Q&A
True wisdom gives a higher vantage point: the wise person is inwardly free from personal sorrow, yet can feel compassionate concern for others’ suffering, and can judge situations clearly without being overwhelmed.
In the didactic flow of the Śānti Parva, Śaunaka frames a teaching through a vivid simile: the knower, elevated by prajñā, sees the world’s conditions as plainly as one on a mountain sees those on the plain—indicating clarity, perspective, and compassionate oversight.