Shloka 17
ते पञ्च पाञउ्चालरथप्रवीरा वैकर्तनं कर्णमभिद्रवन्त: । तस्माद् रथाच्चयावयितु न शेकु- ्ैर्यात् कृतात्मानमिवेन्द्रियार्था:,पांचाल रथियोंमें प्रमुख ये पाँचों वीर वैकर्तन कर्णपर आक्रमण करके भी उसे उस रथसे नीचे न गिरा सके। ठीक उसी तरह, जैसे जिसने अपने मनको वशमें कर रखा है उस योगीको शब्द, स्पर्श आदि विषय धैर्यसे विचलित नहीं कर पाते हैं
te pañca pāñcālaratha-pravīrā vaikartanaṃ karṇam abhidravantāḥ | tasmād rathāc cyāvayituṃ na śekuḥ yathā kṛtātmānam ivendriyārthāḥ ||
Sañjaya said: Those five foremost heroes among the Pāñcāla chariot-warriors charged at Vaikartana Karṇa; yet they could not shake him down from his chariot. Just so, the objects of the senses—sound, touch, and the rest—cannot, by their force, unsettle a self-mastered man who has brought his mind under control.
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