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 ||
婆罗门说道：“我已战胜许多过失，也消灭了一切仇敌；然而仍有一过——诸过之最——尚未除尽。它本该被诛灭，可直到如今我仍未能杀死它。”
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.