Shloka 196
Saṃsāra-Gahana Allegory: The Brāhmaṇa in the Forest and Well (संसारगहन-आख्यान)
अभीष्सति तदा नित्यमतृप्त: स पुन: पुनः । यद्यपि वह संकटमें था तो भी उस मधुको पीते-पीते उसकी तृष्णा शान्त नहीं होती थी। वह सदा अतृप्त रहकर ही बारंबार उसे पीनेकी इच्छा रखता था
abhīṣṣati tadā nityam atṛptaḥ sa punaḥ punaḥ | yadyapi sa saṅkaṭe 'bhavat tathāpi sa madhu-kaṃ pītvā pītvā tasya tṛṣṇā na śāmyati sma | sa sadā atṛpta eva bhūtvā bāraṃbāraṃ tat pātum icchati sma ||
अभीष्सति तदा नित्यमतृप्तः स पुनः पुनः। यद्यपि स संकटेऽभवत्, तथापि मधु पिबन् तस्य तृष्णा न शमं जगाम। स नित्यं अतृप्त एव सन् पुनः पुनस्तत् पातुमैच्छत्॥
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Sense-pleasures do not end craving; repeated indulgence often intensifies desire. Dharma therefore recommends restraint and discernment, especially when one is already in danger or suffering.
Vidura describes a person who, despite being in a perilous situation, keeps drinking honey. The sweetness fails to satisfy; instead, he remains perpetually thirsty and continues to seek more—an image for compulsive attachment.