Shloka 9
Adhyāya 164: Gautama as Guest; Kaśyapa’s Satkāra and the Fourfold Arthagati; Journey to Virūpākṣa
यदा प्राज्ञो विरमते तदा सद्यः प्रणश्यति । काम संकल्पसे उत्पन्न होता है। उसका सेवन किया जाय तो बढ़ता है और जब बुद्धिमान् पुरुष उससे विरक्त हो जाता है, तब वह (काम) तत्काल नष्ट हो जाता है ।।
yadā prājño viramate tadā sadyaḥ praṇaśyati |
毗湿摩说道：当智者从欲望中退离，不再纵养它时，那欲望便立刻灭尽。欲望起于心的想象与决意；若尝之、饲之，便日益滋长；而当明辨之人对它生起离著，它便当下消亡。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Desire thrives on indulgence and mental brooding, but it collapses when a wise person stops feeding it and turns away with detachment; restraint is presented as an immediate remedy.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction on dharma and inner discipline, Bhīṣma teaches the listener that the mind’s withdrawal from craving is the decisive step by which desire is extinguished.