Shloka 52
तृष्णाक्षय-उपदेशः
Instruction on the Cessation of Craving
शास्त्र हाबुद्ध्वा तत्त्वेन केचिद् वादबलाज्जना: । कामद्वेषाभि भूतत्वादहड्कारवशं गता:,शास्त्रको यथार्थरूपसे न जानकर कुछ लोग वितण्डावादके ही बलसे रागदद्वेषसे अभिभूत होनेके कारण अहंकारके अधीन हो गये हैं
śāstram abuddhvā tattvena kecid vāda-balāj janāḥ | kāma-dveṣābhibhūtatvād ahaṅkāra-vaśaṃ gatāḥ ||
迦毗罗说道：有些人并未如实领会经典之真义，却只凭争辩之力逞强。为欲与憎所压制，遂堕入我慢之掌控——使学问沦为斗诤，而非通向真理与自制之道。
कपिल उवाच
Educational Q&A
Scriptural learning is meant to reveal truth and cultivate inner discipline; when people do not grasp the essence and instead depend on mere argumentative force, desire and hatred take over and ego becomes the guiding power.
In the Shanti Parva’s instructional discourse, Kapila criticizes those who approach śāstra as a tool for winning debates. He explains that such disputation, driven by passion and aversion, leads to pride rather than liberation-oriented understanding.