Shloka 60
उद्योगपर्व — अध्याय 33: धृतराष्ट्र-विदुर संवादः (विदुरनीतिः)
एतान्यनिगृहीतानि व्यापादयितुमप्यलम् । अविधेया इवादान्ता हया: पथि कुसारथिम्
etāny anigṛhītāni vyāpādayitum apy alam | avidheyā ivādāntā hayāḥ pathi kusārathim ||
قال فيدورا: إن هذه الحواس إذا تُركت بلا كبح كانت قويةً حتى لتُهلك الإنسان. فكما أن الخيل غير المُدرَّبة الجامحة في الطريق قد تطرح السائق العاجز وتقتله، كذلك الحواس إذا لم تُضبط جرّت المرء إلى الهلاك.
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Uncontrolled senses are inherently dangerous; without restraint and training they can ruin a person. Ethical life (dharma) requires indriya-nigraha—mastery over impulses—just as safe travel requires trained horses and a competent charioteer.
In Vidura’s counsel (nīti) during Udyoga Parva, he uses a vivid analogy: untrained horses can kill a poor charioteer on the road; likewise, the senses, if not restrained, can destroy a man. The verse functions as a warning within his broader instruction on prudent, disciplined conduct.