Shloka 303
Yudhiṣṭhira’s Remorse and Vyāsa’s Teaching on Impermanence (Śoka-nivāraṇa)
संयोगा विप्रयोगान्ता मरणान्तं हि जीवितम् । सम्पूर्ण संग्रहोंका अन्त विनाश है, सारी उन्नतियोंका अन्त पतन है, संयोगोंका अन्त वियोग है और जीवनका अन्त मरण है
saṃyogā viprayogāntā maraṇāntaṃ hi jīvitam |
毗耶娑宣示无常的普遍法则：一切聚合终归离散，生命本身亦必然以死亡告终。此偈劝人以冷静明辨之心行事——莫执著于财物、关系或世间荣进，因为一切因缘和合之法终将归于坏灭；故当以达摩为立身之本，而非以转瞬之利为依归。
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
All worldly unions and achievements are transient: every association ends in separation, and life ends in death. Recognizing this, one should cultivate detachment and prioritize dharma over attachment to temporary prosperity, status, or relationships.
In the didactic setting of the Śānti Parva, Vyāsa offers a reflective maxim to guide the listener toward calm understanding after turmoil: he frames human experience under the inevitability of change, separation, and death, steering the mind toward ethical steadiness and renunciation.