Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 12.338
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12.338.1
अशोकं शोकनाशार्थं शास्त्रं शान्तिकरं शिवम् ।
निशम्य लभते बुद्धिं तां लब्ध्वा सुखमेधते ॥ १२.३३८.१ ॥
Hearing this sorrow-free, peace-giving and auspicious teaching, for the sake of destroying grief, a man obtains understanding; having obtained it, he thrives in happiness.
12.338.2
शोकस्थानसहस्राणि भयस्थानशतानि च ।
दिवसेदिवसे मूढमाविशन्ति न पण्डितम् ॥ १२.३३८.२ ॥
Thousands of occasions for grief and hundreds of occasions for fear enter the fool day after day, but not the wise man.
12.338.3
तस्मादनिष्टनाशार्थमितिहासं निबोध मे ।
तिष्ठते चेद्वशे बुद्धिर्लभते शोकनाशनम् ॥ १२.३३८.३ ॥
Therefore, to destroy what is unwanted, listen to this history from me. If the intellect remains under control, one obtains the destruction of grief.
12.338.4
अनिष्टसंप्रयोगाच्च विप्रयोगात्प्रियस्य च ।
मनुष्या मानसैर्दुःखैर्युज्यन्ते स्वल्पबुद्ध्यः ॥ १२.३३८.४ ॥
Through union with what is unwanted and separation from what is dear, people of little understanding become afflicted with mental sorrows.
12.338.5
द्रव्येषु समतीतेषु ये गुणास्तान्न चिन्तयेत् ।
न तानाद्रियमाणस्य स्नेहबन्धः प्रमुच्यते ॥ १२.३३८.५ ॥
Concerning possessions that have passed away, one should not dwell on their qualities; for the bond of affection is released from one who does not cherish them.
12.338.6
दोषदर्शी भवेत्तत्र यत्र रागः प्रवर्तते ।
अनिष्ट्वद्धितं पश्येत्तथा क्षिप्रं विरज्यते ॥ १२.३३८.६ ॥
Where attachment arises, one should see the fault there; and if one regards the beneficial as though it were unwanted, one quickly becomes dispassionate.
12.338.7
नार्थो न धर्मो न यशो योऽतीतमनुशोचति ।
अप्यभावेन युज्येत तच्चास्य न निवर्तते ॥ १२.३३८.७ ॥
He who grieves over what is past gains neither wealth, nor righteousness, nor fame; he is joined only to lack, and that does not turn away from him.
12.338.8
गुणैर्भूतानि युज्यन्ते वियुज्यन्ते तथैव च ।
सर्वाणि नैतदेकस्य शोकस्थानं हि युज्यते ॥ १२.३३८.८ ॥
By their qualities beings are joined and likewise separated; all things are so — it is not fitting that this should be the ground of grief for one alone.
12.338.9
मृतं वा यदि वा नष्टं योऽतीतमनुशोचति ।
दुःखेन लभते दुःखं द्वावनर्थौ प्रपद्यते ॥ १२.३३८.९ ॥
Whether dead or lost — he who grieves over what is past obtains sorrow through sorrow; he falls into two calamities.
12.338.10
नाश्रु कुर्वन्ति ये बुद्ध्या दृष्ट्वा लोकेषु संततिम् ।
सम्यक्प्रपश्यतः सर्वं नाश्रुकर्मोपपद्यते ॥ १२.३३८.१० ॥
Those who, seeing the continuity of things in the worlds by understanding, shed no tears — for one who sees all rightly, the act of weeping is not fitting.
12.338.11
दुःखोपघाते शारीरे मानसे चाप्युपस्थिते ।
यस्मिन्न शक्यते कर्तुं यत्नस्तन्नानुचिन्तयेत् ॥ १२.३३८.११ ॥
When the blow of bodily or mental suffering has arisen, and one cannot act to remedy it, one should not dwell upon it.
12.338.12
भैषज्यमेतद्दुःखस्य यदेतन्नानुचिन्तयेत् ।
चिन्त्यमानं हि न व्येति भूयश्चापि प्रवर्धते ॥ १२.३३८.१२ ॥
This is the remedy for suffering: not to dwell upon it. For suffering that is dwelt upon does not depart, but grows yet again.
12.338.13
प्रज्ञया मानसं दुःखं हन्याच्छारीरमौषधैः ।
एतद्विज्ञानमसामर्थ्यं न बालैः समतामियात् ॥ १२.३३८.१३ ॥
One should destroy mental sorrow by wisdom, and bodily sorrow by medicines. This is the power of knowledge; it is not attained by children.
12.338.14
अनित्यं यौवनं रूपं जीवितं द्रव्यसंचयः ।
आरोग्यं प्रियसंसर्गो गृध्येत्तत्र न पण्डितः ॥ १२.३३८.१४ ॥
Youth, beauty, life, the accumulation of wealth, health, and the company of loved ones are impermanent; the wise man does not crave them.
12.338.15
न जानपदिकं दुःखमेकः शोचितुमर्हति ।
अशोचन्प्रतिकुर्वीत यदि पश्येदुपक्रमम् ॥ १२.३३८.१५ ॥
A single person should not grieve over the sorrow of the realm. If he sees a remedy, he should counter it without grieving.
12.338.16
सुखाद्बहुतरं दुःखं जीविते नात्र संशयः ।
स्निग्धत्वं चेन्द्रियार्थेषु मोहान्मरणमप्रियम् ॥ १२.३३८.१६ ॥
In life, sorrow far exceeds pleasure; there is no doubt of this. If there is attachment to the objects of the senses, then from delusion comes an unwelcome death.
12.338.17
परित्यजति यो दुःखं सुखं वाऽप्युभयं नरः ।
अभ्येति ब्रह्म सोत्यन्तं न तं शोचन्ति पण्डिताः ॥ १२.३३८.१७ ॥
The man who gives up both sorrow and pleasure attains Brahman completely; the wise do not grieve for him.
12.338.18
त्यजन्ते दुःखमर्था हि पालनेन च ते सुखाः ।
दुःखेन चाधिगम्यन्ते नाशमेषां न चिन्तयेत् ॥ १२.३३८.१८ ॥
Wealth abandons sorrow, and by protecting it, it becomes pleasant; it is obtained through sorrow. One should not dwell on their loss.
12.338.19
अन्यामन्यां धनावस्थां प्राप्य वैशेषिकीं नराः ।
अतृप्ता यान्ति विध्वंसं संतोषं यान्ति पण्डिताः ॥ १२.३३८.१९ ॥
Men, having attained one state of wealth after another, go to ruin unsatisfied; the wise attain contentment.
12.338.20
सर्वे क्षयान्ता निचयाः पतनान्ताः समुच्छ्रयाः ।
संयोगा विप्रयोगान्ता मरणान्तं हि जीवितम् ॥ १२.३३८.२० ॥
All accumulations end in decay, all rises end in fall, all unions end in separation, and life indeed ends in death.
12.338.21
अन्तो नास्ति पिपासायास्तुष्टिस्तु परमं सुखम् ।
तस्मात्संतोषमेवेह धनं पश्यन्ति पण्डिताः ॥ १२.३३८.२१ ॥
Craving has no end; but contentment is the supreme happiness. Therefore the wise here regard contentment itself as wealth.
12.338.22
निमेषमात्रमपि हि वयो गच्छन्न तिष्ठति ।
स्वशरीरेष्वनित्येषु नित्यं किमनुचिन्तयेत् ॥ १२.३३८.२२ ॥
Not even for the blink of an eye does life stay; it keeps passing. In these impermanent bodies of one's own, why should one constantly reflect on the eternal?
12.338.23
भूतेषु भावं संचिन्त्य ये बुद्ध्वा मनसः परम् ।
न शोचन्ति गताध्वानः पश्यन्तः परमां गतिं ॥ १२.३३८.२३ ॥
Those who, reflecting on the nature of beings and understanding what lies beyond the mind, do not grieve, having completed the road, behold the supreme goal.
12.338.24
संचिन्वानकमेवैनं कामानामवितृप्तकम् ।
व्याघ्रः पशुमिवासाद्य मृत्युरादाय गच्छति ॥ १२.३३८.२४ ॥
Death seizes this man, who keeps hoarding desires and is never satisfied, and carries him off just as a tiger seizes a beast and bears it away.
12.338.25
तथाऽप्युपायं संपश्येद्दुःखस्य परिमोक्षणे ।
अशोचन्नारभेतैव युक्तश्चाव्यसनी भवेत् ॥ १२.३३८.२५ ॥
Yet one should look for a means of release from suffering; without grieving, let one begin the work, remain self-controlled, and not fall into calamity.
12.338.26
शब्दे स्पर्शे च रूपे च गन्धेषु च रसेषु च ।
नोपभोगात्परं किंचिद्धनिनो वाऽधनस्य च ॥ १२.३३८.२६ ॥
Beyond the enjoyment of sound, touch, form, smell and taste, there is nothing higher, either for the rich man or for the poor.
12.338.27
प्राक्संप्रयोगाद्भूतानां नास्ति दुःखं परायणम् ।
विप्रयोगात्तु सर्वस्य न शोचेत्प्रकृतिस्थितः ॥ १२.३३८.२७ ॥
Before beings come together, suffering is not their ultimate refuge; yet on the separation of all, one abiding in one's natural state should not grieve.
12.338.28
धृत्या शिश्नोदरं रक्षेत्पाणिपादं च चक्षुषा ।
चक्षुःश्रोत्रे च मनसा मनो वाचं च विद्यया ॥ १२.३३८.२८ ॥
Let one guard the genitals and belly by steadiness, the hands and feet by sight, eye and ear by the mind, and the mind and speech by knowledge.
12.338.29
प्रणयं प्रतिसंहृत्य सस्निग्धेष्वितरेषु च ।
विचरेदसमुन्नद्धः स सुखी स च पण्डितः ॥ १२.३३८.२९ ॥
Having withdrawn affection, let one move among the affectionate and others alike without arrogance; he is happy, and he is wise.
12.338.30
अध्यात्मरतिरासीनो निरपेक्षो निरामिषः ।
आत्मनैव सहायेन यश्चरेत्स सुखी भवेत् ॥ १२.३३८.३० ॥
He who dwells delighting in the self, unexpecting and free from worldly bait, and who moves about with the self alone as his companion, shall be happy.