Shloka 27
मोक्षोपाय-निर्णयः
Determination of the Means to Liberation
आत्मानमसमाधाय समाधित्सति यः परान् | विषयेष्विन्द्रियवशं मानवा: प्रहसन्ति तम्
ātmānam asamādhāya samādhitsati yaḥ parān | viṣayeṣv indriyavaśaṃ mānavāḥ prahasanti tam ||
हुमत्सेन म्हणाला—जो स्वतःला संयमात ठेवू शकत नाही, ज्याचे चित्त स्थिर नाही आणि जो विषयांमध्ये इंद्रियांचा दास झाला आहे—तो जर इतरांना संयम व सदाचार शिकवू लागला, तर लोक त्याची हसून खिल्ली उडवतात.
हुमत्सेन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Moral instruction gains authority only when grounded in personal discipline. One who is ruled by sense-pleasures and lacks inner composure cannot credibly teach restraint or dharma; such preaching invites ridicule.
Humatsena is offering an ethical observation within the Shanti Parva’s didactic discourse: he contrasts outward preaching with inward mastery, warning that a person (especially a ruler) who cannot govern himself cannot effectively guide others.