Shloka 68

उद्योगपर्व — अध्याय 33: धृतराष्ट्र-विदुर संवादः (विदुरनीतिः)

Devanagari script

यः पज्चाभ्यन्तराउ्छत्रूनविजित्य मनोमयान्‌ । जिगीषति रिपूनन्यान्‌ रिपवो5भिभवन्ति तम्‌,जो चित्तके विकारभूत पाँच इन्द्रियरूपी भीतरी शत्रुओंको जीते बिना ही दूसरे शत्रुओंको जीतना चाहता है, उसे शत्रु पराजित कर देते हैं

Transliteration

yaḥ pañcābhyantarān śatrūn avijitya manomayān | jigīṣati ripūn anyān ripavo 'bhibhavanti tam ||

Translation

Vidura says: Whoever, without first conquering the five inner enemies born of the mind, seeks to defeat external foes—such a person is instead overcome by those very enemies. The ethical point is that self-mastery over the senses and inner impulses is the true prerequisite for victory and stability in worldly conflict.

Word by Word

यःwho

पञ्चfive

अभ्यन्तरान्inner

शत्रून्enemies

अविजित्यwithout conquering / not having conquered

मनोमयान्mental, mind-made

जिगीषतिwishes to conquer

रिपून्enemies

अन्यान्other

रिपवःenemies

अभिभवन्तिoverpower, defeat

तम्him

Speaker

विदुर उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vidura

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

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