Shloka 7
अम्बरीषगाथा—गुणत्रयविभागः तथा लोभनिग्रहः
Ambarīṣa’s Gāthā: The Guṇas and the Restraint of Greed
भूयिष्ठं विजिता दोषा निहता: सर्वशत्रव: । एको दोषो वरिष्ठक्ष वध्य: स न हतो मया
bhūyiṣṭhaṃ vijitā doṣā nihatāḥ sarvaśatravaḥ | eko doṣo variṣṭhākṣa vadhyaḥ sa na hato mayā ||
“میں نے بہت سے عیوب پر فتح پائی اور تمام دشمنوں کو ہلاک کر دیا؛ مگر ایک عیب—سب سے بڑا—ابھی باقی ہے۔ وہ قتل کے لائق ہے، لیکن آج تک میں اسے مار نہ سکا۔”
ब्राह्मण उवाच
Educational Q&A
Outer victories and the defeat of external enemies do not guarantee moral completion; the hardest battle is often against a single, deeply rooted inner vice that still demands vigilant self-discipline.
A brāhmaṇa speaker reflects on his spiritual-ethical progress: he claims to have conquered many faults and enemies, but confesses that one supreme fault remains undefeated, setting up a discussion on identifying and overcoming that remaining inner obstacle.