Griefs that are uniform in degree,

As per the ancient Sage Kashyap ,gods have observed that the following to be griefs of uniform degree .

1.The grief of one who has lost all his wealth.

2.The grief of one who has lost his son
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3.The grief of one who is in debt

4.The grief of one who is separated from his companions

5.The grief of a woman who has lost her husband

6.The grief of one who has lost his all in consequence of the king's demand

7.The grief of a woman who is sterile.

8.The grief of one who is devoured by a tiger [ during his last struggles in the tiger's claws]

9.The grief of one who is a co wife.

10The grief of one who has been deprived of his property by false witness.


From Mahabharat--Sabha parva.