Shloka 26
Adhyāya 128 — Proposal to Restrain Keśava; Sātyaki’s Warning and Vidura–Dhṛtarāṣṭra Counsel
इन्द्रियाणि महत्प्रेप्सुर्नियच्छेदर्थ धर्मयो: । इन्द्रियै्नियतैरबुद्धिर्वर्धतेडग्निरिवेन्धनै:
indriyāṇi mahat prepsur niyacched artha-dharmayoḥ | indriyaiḥ niyatair abuddhir vardhate 'gnir iva indhanaiḥ ||
বৈশম্পায়ন বললেন—যে মহান পদ লাভ করতে চায়, সে অর্থ ও ধর্মের পথে ইন্দ্রিয়সমূহ সংযত করুক। ইন্দ্রিয়-নিগ্রহ হলে বুদ্ধি তেমনি বৃদ্ধি পায়, যেমন জ্বালানি পেলে অগ্নি প্রজ্বলিত হয়।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Sense-restraint (indriya-nigraha) is presented as the foundation for attaining higher goals: when one governs the senses within the domains of artha (material life) and dharma (righteous conduct), discernment (buddhi) steadily grows, enabling right choice and steadiness.
In Udyoga Parva’s counsel-oriented context, Vaiśampāyana delivers a didactic maxim: he frames ethical preparation for great aims not as mere ambition, but as disciplined regulation of the senses so that one’s intellect becomes strong and luminous.