Mahabharata 3.2.30 — Vana Parva, Adhyaya 2, Shloka 30
ब्राह्मणानुयात्रा—शौनकोपदेशः
Brāhmaṇas Follow into Exile and Śaunaka’s Instruction
कोटराग्निर्यथाशेषं समूलं पादपं दहेत् धर्मार्थो तु तथाल्पो5पि रागदोषो विनाशयेत्
koṭarāgnir yathāśeṣaṃ samūlaṃ pādapaṃ dahet | dharmārtho tu tathālpo 'pi rāgadoṣo vināśayet ||
វៃសម្បាយនៈបាននិយាយថា៖ «ដូចភ្លើងដែលឆេះនៅក្នុងរន្ធទទេ អាចដុតដើមឈើទាំងមូលឲ្យអស់សល់ ដល់ថ្នាក់ឫសគល់ផងដែរ ដូច្នេះដែរ អាសક્તិបន្តិចបន្តួច—កើតពីរាគៈ និងទោសៈ—អាចបំផ្លាញទាំងធម្មៈ និងអត្ថៈ»។
वैशम्पायन उवाच
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Even a small amount of attachment (rāga) can undermine one’s moral integrity (dharma) and worldly well-being (artha), just as a hidden internal fire can consume a whole tree from within.
Vaiśampāyana delivers a moral observation in the form of a simile, warning that subtle inner passions can cause total ruin—framing ethical counsel within the Vana Parva’s reflective, instructive tone.
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