Shloka 70
Hiḍimba’s Approach and Hiḍimbā’s Warning to Bhīmasena (हिडिम्बागमनम् / हिडिम्बा-भयवचनम्)
धर्म विचरत: पीडा सापि द्वाभ्यां नियच्छति । अर्थ चाप्यर्थलुब्धस्य काम चातिप्रवर्तिन:,धर्मका अनुष्ठान करनेवाले धर्मात्मा पुरुषके धर्ममें काम और अर्थ--इन दोनोंके द्वारा प्राप्त होनेवाली पीड़ा बाधा पहुँचाती है। इसी प्रकार अर्थलोभीके अर्थमें और अत्यन्त भोगासक्तके काममें भी शेष दो वर्गोद्वारा प्राप्त होनेवाली पीड़ा बाधा उपस्थित करती है
dharmaṁ vicarataḥ pīḍā sāpi dvābhyāṁ niyacchati | arthaṁ cāpy arthalubdhasya kāmaṁ cātipravartinaḥ ||
Kanika said: Even for one who walks the path of dharma, suffering arises and is checked—indeed obstructed—by the other two aims, artha and kāma. Likewise, for the man greedy for wealth, his pursuit of artha is hindered by the pains born of dharma and kāma; and for the one excessively given to enjoyment, his pursuit of kāma is hindered by the pains born of dharma and artha. Thus each human aim, when pursued in isolation or excess, becomes a source of friction and restraint through the pressure of the remaining aims.
कणिक उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the mutual tension among the three aims—dharma, artha, and kāma. When a person pursues one aim, the pressures and pains generated by the other two naturally restrain or obstruct that pursuit; therefore, wise living requires balance and self-regulation rather than single-minded excess.
Kanika is speaking as an adviser, presenting a pragmatic analysis of human motivations. He explains how the pursuit of righteousness, wealth, or pleasure is each checked by the competing demands of the other aims, framing a counsel about strategy and conduct in worldly life.