Shloka 9
Adhyāya 159 — Dāna–Dakṣiṇā, Āpaddharma Measures, and Prāyaścitta Classifications
उपस्थोदरयोवेंगो मृत्युवेगश्च॒ दारुण: । ईष्यविगश्न बलवान् मिथ्यावेगश्च दुर्जय:
upasthodarayoḥ vegau mṛtyuvegaś ca dāruṇaḥ | īrṣyā-vegaś ca balavān mithyā-vegaś ca durjayaḥ ||
毗湿摩说道：“生殖之欲与腹中之欲（食欲）之冲动甚为强盛；奔向死亡之势极其可怖。嫉妒之浪汹涌有力，而趋向虚妄之冲动亦难以征服。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhīṣma highlights several overpowering inner drives—lust, appetite, jealousy, and the tendency to lie—warning that ethical life (dharma) requires vigilant self-mastery over these impulses, since they easily lead to personal and social ruin.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction section, Bhīṣma continues advising on righteous conduct by listing formidable human urges that obstruct virtue and clear judgment, framing them as forces that must be restrained for moral stability.