Shloka 6
असंतोषादिदोष-निरूपणम्
On the Faults of Discontent and the Discipline of Detachment
आत्मोदरकृते<प्राज्ञ: करोति विघसं बहु | जयोदरं पृथिव्या ते श्रेयो निर्जितया जितम्
ātmodarākṛte prājñaḥ karoti vighasaṃ bahu | jayodaraṃ pṛthivyā te śreyo nirjitayā jitam ||
尤狄希提罗说道：“为了一己之腹，愚人往往造作许多暴行与罪过。因此，先征服你自己的‘腹’——你的食欲与贪求。若此内在之胜已成，便如同凭这已被征服的大地，你已赢得真正吉祥与利益。”
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
True victory begins with self-mastery: craving for food and comfort can drive a person into violence and injustice. Conquering appetite and greed is presented as a higher, more auspicious conquest than merely winning territory.
In the Shanti Parva’s moral instruction on dharma and governance, Yudhiṣṭhira speaks reflectively, contrasting external conquest (of the earth/kingdom) with the more difficult and ethically decisive conquest of one’s own desires.