Shloka 25
Udyoga Parva, Adhyaya 31 — Yudhiṣṭhira’s Instructions to Sañjaya
Peace Appeal and Five-Village Proposal
चक्षु:श्रोत्रे नासिका त्वक् च जिद्दा ज्ञानस्यैतान्यायतनानि जन््तो: । तानि प्रीतान्येव तृष्णाक्षयान्ते तान्यव्यथो दुःखहीन: प्रणुद्यात्
sañjaya uvāca |
cakṣuḥ-śrotre nāsikā tvak ca jihvā jñānasyaitāny āyatanāni jantoḥ |
tāni prītāny eva tṛṣṇākṣayānte tāny avyatho duḥkhahīnaḥ praṇudyāt ||
قال سنجيا: «العين والأذن، والأنف، والجلد، واللسان—هذه هي المواطن التي يكتسب بها الكائن الحي معرفة موضوعات الحسّ. فإذا أُبيدت الشهوةُ وانقطعت، بقيت هذه القوى ساكنةً راضيةً بطبعها. لذلك، وعلى المرء أن يكون خاليًا من اضطراب الباطن ومن الألم، فيكفَّ الحواسَّ ويصدَّها حتى تنطفئ الرغبة.»
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches indriya-nigraha (restraint of the senses) as a practical means to end tṛṣṇā (craving). When craving ceases, the senses become naturally settled; thus one should, without inner turmoil, curb their outward rush toward objects.
Sañjaya is presenting a reflective, ethical instruction within Udyoga Parva’s counsel-oriented context, emphasizing inner discipline—control of the five sense-faculties—as foundational for freedom from suffering.