Shloka 183
Saṃsāra-Gahana Allegory: The Brāhmaṇa in the Forest and Well (संसारगहन-आख्यान)
आलम्बमान: स पुमान् धारां पिबति सर्वदा । उस समय उस मधुकी अनेक धाराएँ वहाँ झर रही थीं और वह लटका हुआ पुरुष निरन्तर उस मधुधाराको पी रहा था
ālambamānaḥ sa pumān dhārāṃ pibati sarvadā |
ヴィドゥラは言った。「しがみついたまま、その男は絶えず滴る流れを飲み続ける。」譬喩の中で彼は危難に宙づりでありながら、甘い流れを味わうことに没入している。これは、人が不安定と迫る危険のただ中にあっても、束の間の快楽に溺れ、慎みと法（ダルマ）の大いなる要請を忘れうることを示す。
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even when life is precarious, a person may cling to momentary sweetness and ignore looming danger; the verse warns against attachment to transient pleasures and urges steadiness, discernment, and self-restraint in line with dharma.
Vidura describes an allegorical scene: a man hangs suspended and keeps drinking a flowing stream (understood in context as a honey-like flow). The image highlights how fascination with pleasure can persist even in a situation of clear risk.