रागोद्दामेन मनसा सर्वदा दुष्करा धृतिः।
सदोषं सलिलं दृष्ट्वा पथिनेव पिपासुना॥
अश्वघोषः सौन्दरनन्दे॥
rāgoddāmena manasā sarvadā duṣkarā dhṛtiḥ|
sadoṣaṁ salilaṁ dṛṣṭvā pathineva pipāsunā||
aśvaghoṣaḥ saundaranande||
It is almost impossible for a person to maintain equanimity of mind when he is under temptations of sensual pleasures. A wayfarer, who is very thirsty would not leave without drinking water in a roadside pond merely because such water is dirty or turbid.