Shloka 43
कण्वोपदेशः—नश्वरबलविवेकः तथा मातलिगुणकेश्याः आख्यानारम्भः
Kaṇva’s Counsel on Impermanent Power; Opening of the Mātali–Guṇakeśī Narrative
एतैरविंद्धा: सर्व एव मरणं यान्ति मानवा: । कामक्रोधौ लोभमोहौ मदमानौ तथैव च
etair avinddhāḥ sarva eva maraṇaṁ yānti mānavāḥ | kāmakrodhau lobhamohau madamānau tathaiva ca ||
罗摩说道：“世间众人，一旦被这些（内在之敌）刺穿并制服，终将不可避免地走向死亡。欲望与愤怒，贪婪与迷妄，同样还有沉醉与傲慢——正是这些力量把人推向毁灭。”
राम उवाच
Educational Q&A
Unchecked inner vices—desire, anger, greed, delusion, intoxication/arrogance, and pride—act like weapons that wound the mind and lead a person toward ruin; therefore self-restraint and clarity are essential for dharma.
In this passage, the speaker identified as Rāma delivers a moral warning within the Udyoga Parva’s counsel-oriented setting, emphasizing that human downfall is caused less by external enemies and more by these internal passions.