Shloka 38
Śakra–Namuci-saṃvāda: Śoka-nivāraṇa and Daiva-vicāra
Indra and Namuci on grief, composure, and inevitability
यद् यदागमसंयुक्त न कृच्छुमनुपश्यति । अथ तत्राप्युपादत्ते तमोडव्यक्तमिवानृतम्
yad yad āgama-saṁyuktaṁ na kṛcchram anupaśyati | atha tatrāpy upādatte tamoḍa-vyaktam ivānṛtam ||
毗湿摩说道：“凡与往昔经验之印痕相连的状态，人便不把其中的艰苦视为艰苦。即便在那里面，他也会取受一种虚妄的满足——为怛摩所遮蔽，朦胧不明，仿佛未显。是故，如梦者不将苦楚明明当作真实，深睡之人亦仍经历一种由怛摩而生的幻‘乐’。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
That the mind can fail to recognize suffering when it is veiled by tamas and habitual impressions; even in deep sleep one may ‘experience’ a kind of false, indistinct contentment that is not true well-being.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction, Bhīṣma continues teaching about the nature of mind and experience, using sleep/dream imagery to show how delusion can make hardship seem absent and can present an illusory sense of ease.