Shloka 11
Adhyātma–Adhibhūta–Adhidaivata Correspondences and the Triguṇa Lakṣaṇas (Śānti-parva 301)
प्राप्त काले च यद् दुःखं सततं विषयैषिणाम् | तिर्यक्षु पततां दुःखं पततां नरके च यत्
prāpta-kāle ca yad duḥkhaṁ satataṁ viṣayaiṣiṇām | tiryakṣu patatāṁ duḥkhaṁ patatāṁ narake ca yat ||
ビーシュマは言った。「定められた時が来るとき、つねに感官の対象を追い求める者どもに繰り返し降りかかる苦しみを思え。さらに、畜生の生に堕ちる衆生の苦しみ、そして地獄に堕ちる者の苦しみをも思え。」
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Attachment to sense-objects leads to recurring suffering, and karmic downfall can culminate in painful states such as animal birth and hell; therefore one should cultivate discernment and restraint rather than compulsive pursuit of pleasures.
In the Śānti Parva discourse, Bhīṣma continues instructing the king on the consequences of desire-driven living, contrasting worldly craving with the grim outcomes of karmic decline (tiryagyoni and naraka) to motivate ethical self-control and higher knowledge.