Shloka 90
Adhyaya 32: Saṃjaya’s Return, Audience with Dhṛtarāṣṭra, and Ethical Admonition
ईर्षी घृणी नसंतुष्ट: क्रोधनो नित्यशड्कित: । परभाग्योपजीवी च षडेते नित्यदु:खिता:
īrṣī ghṛṇī na santuṣṭaḥ krodhano nityaśaṅkitaḥ | parabhāgyopajīvī ca ṣaḍ ete nityaduḥkhitāḥ ||
毗度罗说道：嫉妒者、怨恨者、常不知足者、易怒者、终日疑惧者，以及靠他人福分度日者——此六类人恒常受苦。
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Vidura teaches that certain entrenched mental habits—envy, malice, chronic dissatisfaction, anger, constant suspicion, and parasitic dependence on others’ fortune—inevitably generate ongoing misery. Happiness is presented as rooted in inner discipline and contentment rather than in external gains.
In Udyoga Parva, Vidura offers moral and practical counsel (nīti) during the tense pre-war negotiations. This verse is part of his instruction, identifying character-types whose inner vices make them perpetually unhappy, serving as a warning to rulers and courtiers alike.