Shloka 5
अध्याय १७८ — प्राणवायुगतिः तथा शारीराग्निव्यवस्था
Adhyāya 178 — The courses of prāṇa-vāyu and the regulation of the bodily fire
ईहमानो धनं मड्किर्भग्नेहश्व॒ पुन: पुन: । केनचिद् धनशेषेण क्रीतवान् दम्यगोयुगम्
īhamāno dhanaṃ maṅkir bhagnehaś ca punaḥ punaḥ | kenacid dhanaśeṣeṇa krītavān damyagoyugam ||
ビーシュマは語った。マンキーは富を得ようとさまざまに努めたが、その企ては幾度となく空しく終わった。ついにわずかな金が残るのみとなると、彼はそれを用いて若い子牛を一対買い求めた——尽きぬ欲望と重なる挫折が、心を識別と自制へと向けさせることを示す省察の端緒である。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Repeated failure in the pursuit of wealth highlights the instability of external gain; the episode points toward ethical self-control and the possibility that disappointment can awaken detachment and clearer judgment.
Bhishma narrates that Maṅki repeatedly tried to earn money but kept failing; with the little money left, he finally purchases a pair of young calves, which becomes the immediate circumstance for the next events and moral reflection.