Shloka 13
मृत्युकारणप्रश्नः / Inquiry into the Cause and Designation of Death
लोकमातुरमसूयते जन- स्तत् तदेव च निरीक्ष्य शोचते । तत्र पश्य कुशलानशोचतो ये विदुस्तदुभयं कृताकृतम्
lokam āturam asūyate janaḥ tat tad eva ca nirīkṣya śocate | tatra paśya kuśalān aśocato ye vidus tad ubhayaṁ kṛtākṛtam ||
世人见他人困苦病痛，有的便起责难之心；有的见同样境况，便陷入悲伤。然而真正通达“所作”与“非作”——因与果、已作与未作——的人不生忧悲。应当把这些不悲的知者视为当时真正的贤智之人。
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
Do not respond to others’ suffering with blame or with helpless sorrow; the wiser stance is grounded understanding of causality and agency (kṛta/akṛta), which steadies the mind and prevents grief.
Vyāsa contrasts common reactions to seeing the afflicted—censure or lamentation—with the response of the truly knowledgeable, who, understanding the deeper structure of action and its conditions, remain free from grief and are to be regarded as the truly ‘kuśala’ (sound in judgment).