Shloka 26
Adhyāya 128 — Proposal to Restrain Keśava; Sātyaki’s Warning and Vidura–Dhṛtarāṣṭra Counsel
इन्द्रियाणि महत्प्रेप्सुर्नियच्छेदर्थ धर्मयो: । इन्द्रियै्नियतैरबुद्धिर्वर्धतेडग्निरिवेन्धनै:
indriyāṇi mahat prepsur niyacched artha-dharmayoḥ | indriyaiḥ niyatair abuddhir vardhate 'gnir iva indhanaiḥ ||
وَیشَمپایَن نے کہا—جو شخص بلند مرتبہ پانے کا خواہاں ہو، اسے چاہیے کہ مال و دھرم کے کاموں میں اپنی حِسّیات کو قابو میں رکھے۔ جب حِسّیات مسخر ہوں تو عقل یوں بڑھتی ہے جیسے ایندھن ملنے سے آگ بھڑک اٹھتی ہے۔
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Sense-restraint (indriya-nigraha) is presented as the foundation for attaining higher goals: when one governs the senses within the domains of artha (material life) and dharma (righteous conduct), discernment (buddhi) steadily grows, enabling right choice and steadiness.
In Udyoga Parva’s counsel-oriented context, Vaiśampāyana delivers a didactic maxim: he frames ethical preparation for great aims not as mere ambition, but as disciplined regulation of the senses so that one’s intellect becomes strong and luminous.