Shloka 20
असंतोषादिदोष-निरूपणम्
On the Faults of Discontent and the Discipline of Detachment
प्रज्ञाप्रासादमारुह्ु अशोचन् शोचतो जनान् | जगतीस्थानिवाद्रिस्थो मन्दबुद्धीनवेक्षते
prajñāprāsādam āruhya aśocan śocato janān | jagatīsthān ivādristho mandabuddhīn avekṣate ||
登上智慧的高楼而离于忧悲者，俯观世间忧悲之人。譬如立于山巅之人，只是观望平原上的众生，并不为其境遇所动；如是，智者见愚钝之辈哀号悲叹，却不随之坠入同样的忧苦。
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
True wisdom (prajñā) gives an elevated inner standpoint from which one can perceive others’ sorrow without being overwhelmed by it; ethical steadiness arises from clear understanding rather than emotional contagion.
Yudhiṣṭhira speaks in the Śānti Parva, using a mountain-top metaphor to describe the wise person’s perspective: the wise observe grieving people as one on a peak observes those on the plain, remaining inwardly unshaken.