Shloka 336
Udyoga Parva Adhyāya 132 — Vidura’s Counsel on Udyama, Yaśas, and Kṣātra-Dharma
अनुत्थानभये चोभे निरीहो नाश्षुते महत् । संतोष, दया, उद्योगशून्यता और भय--ये सम्पत्तिका नाश करनेवाले हैं। निश्चेष्ट मनुष्य कभी कोई महत्त्वपूर्ण पद नहीं पा सकता
anutthānabhaye cobhe nirīho nāśnute mahat |
风神伐由说：“怠惰不动、畏惧起而行事者，终不得大成。满足若化为自满，怜悯若失其所，缺乏进取之业与心怀恐惧——这些皆能败坏富盛；不肯用力之人，永不能登临真正有分量的职位。”
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Great outcomes require initiative and effort; fear and inertia prevent attainment. The verse warns that complacent contentment, misplaced pity, lack of enterprise, and fear can destroy prosperity and block advancement.
Vāyudeva is speaking in a didactic, nīti-oriented passage of the Udyoga Parva, emphasizing practical ethics: one must not remain passive or fearful when duty and opportunity demand decisive action.