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Shloka 9

Adhyāya 164: Gautama as Guest; Kaśyapa’s Satkāra and the Fourfold Arthagati; Journey to Virūpākṣa

यदा प्राज्ञो विरमते तदा सद्यः प्रणश्यति । काम संकल्पसे उत्पन्न होता है। उसका सेवन किया जाय तो बढ़ता है और जब बुद्धिमान्‌ पुरुष उससे विरक्त हो जाता है, तब वह (काम) तत्काल नष्ट हो जाता है ।।

yadā prājño viramate tadā sadyaḥ praṇaśyati |

Бхишма сказал: Когда мудрый отступает от желания и перестаёт ему потакать, желание тотчас уничтожается. Желание рождается из умственных образов и решений; если его вкусить и подпитывать, оно растёт, но когда рассудительный становится к нему непривязан, оно гибнет мгновенно.

यदाwhen
यदा:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयदा
प्राज्ञःthe wise man
प्राज्ञः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootप्राज्ञ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
विरमतेdesists, ceases (from it)
विरमते:
TypeVerb
Rootवि-रम्
FormPresent, Atmanepada, Third, Singular
तदाthen
तदा:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतदा
सद्यःimmediately
सद्यः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसद्यः
प्रणश्यतिperishes, is destroyed
प्रणश्यति:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-नश्
FormPresent, Parasmaipada, Third, Singular

भीष्म उवाच

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Bhīṣma

Educational Q&A

Desire thrives on indulgence and mental brooding, but it collapses when a wise person stops feeding it and turns away with detachment; restraint is presented as an immediate remedy.

In the Śānti Parva’s instruction on dharma and inner discipline, Bhīṣma teaches the listener that the mind’s withdrawal from craving is the decisive step by which desire is extinguished.