Shloka 11
Adhyāya 125: Raṅga-pradarśana — Arjuna’s Entry and Astric Demonstration (रङ्गप्रदर्शनम्)
तस्य कामात्मनो बुद्धि: साक्षात् कालेन मोहिता । सम्प्रमथ्येन्द्रियग्रामं प्रणष्टा सह चेतसा
tasya kāmātmano buddhiḥ sākṣāt kālena mohitā | sampramathyendriyagrāmaṃ praṇaṣṭā saha cetasā ||
ಕಾಮವಶನಾದ ಅವನ ಬುದ್ಧಿ ಸాక్షಾತ್ ಕಾಲ (ವಿಧಿ)ದಿಂದ ಮೋಹಿತವಾಯಿತು. ಇಂದ್ರಿಯಗಳ ಸಮೂಹವನ್ನು ಬಲವಾಗಿ ಮಥಿಸಿ ಅಶಾಂತಗೊಳಿಸಿ, ಆ ಬುದ್ಧಿ ಚೇತನೆಯೂ ವಿಚಾರಶಕ್ತಿಯೂ ಸಹಿತ ನಾಶವಾಯಿತು.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Desire-driven living destabilizes the senses and clouds discernment; when the mind loses mastery over the sense-faculties, judgment collapses. The verse frames this as a moral-psychological warning: without restraint and clarity, one’s inner guidance can be ruined, especially under the pressure of Kāla (the inevitable course of events).
Vaiśampāyana describes a person whose intellect has been deluded by Time and whose senses have been thrown into agitation; as a result, his discernment and reflective awareness are said to have perished. It is a narrative characterization of inner downfall—loss of control, confusion, and the collapse of sound judgment.