Shloka 7
अम्बरीषगाथा—गुणत्रयविभागः तथा लोभनिग्रहः
Ambarīṣa’s Gāthā: The Guṇas and the Restraint of Greed
भूयिष्ठं विजिता दोषा निहता: सर्वशत्रव: । एको दोषो वरिष्ठक्ष वध्य: स न हतो मया
bhūyiṣṭhaṃ vijitā doṣā nihatāḥ sarvaśatravaḥ | eko doṣo variṣṭhākṣa vadhyaḥ sa na hato mayā ||
“Aku telah menaklukkan banyak cela dan memusnahkan semua musuh. Namun satu cela—yang terbesar—masih tersisa. Ia patut dibinasakan, tetapi hingga kini aku belum mampu membunuhnya.”
ब्राह्मण उवाच
Educational Q&A
Outer victories and the defeat of external enemies do not guarantee moral completion; the hardest battle is often against a single, deeply rooted inner vice that still demands vigilant self-discipline.
A brāhmaṇa speaker reflects on his spiritual-ethical progress: he claims to have conquered many faults and enemies, but confesses that one supreme fault remains undefeated, setting up a discussion on identifying and overcoming that remaining inner obstacle.