Mahabharata 1.140.69 — Adi Parva, Adhyaya 140, Shloka 69
Hiḍimba’s Approach and Hiḍimbā’s Warning to Bhīmasena (हिडिम्बागमनम् / हिडिम्बा-भयवचनम्)
त्रिवर्गे त्रेविधा पीडा हुनुबन्धस्तथैव च । अनुबन्धा: शुभा ज्ञेया: पीडास्तु परिवर्जयेत्
trivarge trevidhā pīḍā hunubandhas tathaiva ca | anubandhāḥ śubhā jñeyāḥ pīḍās tu parivarjayet ||
Kaṇika berkata: “Dalam mengejar tiga tujuan hidup—dharma, artha, dan kāma—timbul tiga jenis penderitaan, dan juga rangkaian akibat yang sepadan. Akibat-akibat itu hendaklah difahami sebagai baik dan wajar dipilih, tetapi penderitaan itu harus dielakkan dengan cermat.”
कणिक उवाच
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Pursue dharma, artha, and kāma in a way that yields their proper beneficial outcomes (anubandhas), while deliberately avoiding the pains/obstacles (pīḍās) that arise when these aims are followed in a harmful, imbalanced, or mutually obstructive manner.
Kaṇika is giving counsel framed as practical-ethical instruction: he comments on the three aims of life and warns that their pursuit brings both desirable results and troublesome impediments, urging the listener to choose the former and avoid the latter.
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