Shloka 91
Adhyāya 90: Babhruvāhana’s Reception and the Commencement of Yudhiṣṭhira’s Aśvamedha
क्षुधापरिगतज्ञानो धृतिं त्यजति चैव ह । बुभुक्षां जयते यस्तु स स्वर्ग जयते ध्रुवम्
kṣudhāparigatajñāno dhṛtiṁ tyajati caiva ha | bubhukṣāṁ jayate yastu sa svargaṁ jayate dhruvam ||
भूख से घिरा हुआ ज्ञान वाला मनुष्य धैर्य भी छोड़ देता है। पर जो भूख की तृष्णा को जीत लेता है, वह निश्चय ही स्वर्ग पर विजय पाता है।
श्षशुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Hunger can overpower discernment and weaken moral steadiness; therefore, mastering hunger and its cravings is praised as a form of self-conquest that leads to spiritual merit and the highest reward (svarga).
A speaker identified as the father-in-law (śvaśura) offers a didactic reflection: he explains the psychological and ethical danger of hunger and extols the virtue of endurance and restraint.