मृगया द्यूतपानेषु स्त्रीषु स्त्रीविजितेषु च । अत्याहारमतिक्रोधमतिनिद्रामतिश्रमम्
mṛgayā dyūtapāneṣu strīṣu strīvijiteṣu ca | atyāhāramatikrodhamatinidrāmatiśramam
ಮೃಗಯೆ, ಜೂಜು, ಮದ್ಯಪಾನ, ಸ್ತ್ರೀಯರಲ್ಲಿ ಅತಿಯಾದ ಆಸಕ್ತಿ ಮತ್ತು ಸ್ತ್ರೀಯರಿಂದ ವಶವಾಗುವುದು; ಹಾಗೆಯೇ ಅತ್ಯಾಹಾರ, ಅತಿಕ್ರೋಧ, ಅತಿನಿದ್ರೆ, ಅತಿಶ್ರಮ—ಇವೆಲ್ಲವನ್ನೂ ವರ್ಜಿಸು।
Unspecified elder/teacher figure in Brahmottarakhaṇḍa (didactic instruction)
Scene: A pilgrim turns away from a hunting party, dice game, and tavern; instead walks toward a temple with controlled posture; symbols of overeating and oversleeping shown as heavy chains being broken.
Dharma and stability are protected by temperance—avoid addictive pleasures and every form of excess.
None; it is nīti (conduct) instruction.
None; it is a prohibition list aimed at self-control and governance.