Shloka 3
अम्बरीषगाथा—गुणत्रयविभागः तथा लोभनिग्रहः
Ambarīṣa’s Gāthā: The Guṇas and the Restraint of Greed
एतान् निकृत्य धृतिमान् बाणसंघैरतन्द्रित: । जेतुं परानुत्सहते प्रशान्तात्मा जितेन्द्रिय:
etān nikṛtya dhṛtimān bāṇasaṅghair atandritaḥ | jetuṃ parān utsahate praśāntātmā jitendriyaḥ ||
Orang yang teguh, tanpa kemalasan, berjiwa tenang dan menaklukkan indria—setelah menebas semuanya itu dengan rentetan “anak panah” berupa śama, dama, dan laku pengendalian diri lainnya—barulah bangkit bersemangat untuk menundukkan yang lain.
ब्राह्मण उवाच
Educational Q&A
Outer victory is ethically legitimate and sustainable only when grounded in inner victory: one must first destroy inner obstacles through self-restraint and vigilance (śama, dama, and allied virtues), becoming calm and sense-controlled.
A Brahmin speaker uses a martial metaphor: the disciplined person ‘shoots’ volleys of virtue like arrows to cut down the previously described inner faults; only after this inner cleansing does he strive to conquer external opponents.