Shloka 66
उद्योगपर्व — अध्याय 33: धृतराष्ट्र-विदुर संवादः (विदुरनीतिः)
क्षुद्राक्षेगेव जालेन झषावपिहितावुरू । कामश्न राजन् क्रोधश्व तौ प्रज्ञानं विलुम्पत:
kṣudrākṣegeva jālena jhaṣāv apihitāv urū | kāmaś ca rājan krodhaś ca tau prajñānaṁ vilumpataḥ ||
Wahai Raja! Seperti dua ikan besar yang terperangkap dalam jala bermata halus lalu meronta hingga merobeknya, demikian pula kāma (nafsu) dan krodha (amarah) bersama-sama merampas kejernihan budi.
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Desire and anger, acting together, steal prajñā—clear discernment—so one should restrain these impulses, especially in positions of power where a single clouded decision can cause widespread harm.
In Udyoga Parva, Vidura is counseling the king during the tense pre-war negotiations. He uses a vivid simile—two big fish trapped in a fine-meshed net—to illustrate how powerful inner impulses (kāma and krodha) can break through restraint and ruin judgment.