Shloka 12

जनक–ब्राह्मणसंवादः

Viṣaya, Mamatva, and Self-Mastery

Devanagari script

यथा मम तथान्येषामिति मन्ये द्विजोत्तम । उष्यतां यावदुत्साहो भुज्यतां यावदुष्यते,यह जिस तरह मेरी है, उसी तरह दूसरोंकी भी है--ऐसा मैं मानता हूँ। इसलिये द्विजोत्तर! अब आपकी जहाँ इच्छा हो, रहिये एवं जहाँ रहें, उसी स्थानका उपभोग कीजिये

Transliteration

yathā mama tathānyeṣām iti manye dvijottama | uṣyatāṁ yāvad utsāho bhujyatāṁ yāvad uṣyate ||

Translation

قال جانَكا: «أرى هذا حقًّا، يا أفضلَ البراهمة: كما هو الأمرُ عندي فهو كذلك عند غيري. فامكثْ حيث شئت ما دامت لك قوّةٌ وحميّة، وتمتّعْ بالانتفاعِ المشروع بما يتيسّر في الموضع الذي تنزل فيه.»

Word by Word

यथाas, just as

ममof me, my

तथाso, in the same way

अन्येषाम्of others

इतिthus

मन्येI think, I consider

द्विजोत्तमO best of the twice-born (brahmin)

उष्यताम्let (you) stay, stay

यावत्as long as, until

उत्साहःenergy, enthusiasm, ability

भुज्यताम्let (it) be enjoyed; enjoy

यावत्as long as, until

उष्यतेone stays, (he) dwells

Speaker

जनक उवाच

Characters & Entities

Janaka

dvijottama (a Brahmin addressee)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Janaka expresses an ethic of parity and empathy—recognizing that others’ needs and claims are like one’s own—paired with a dharmic model of hospitality: a guest may stay and partake appropriately, without greed, as long as circumstances and strength allow.

What is happening in the narrative?

King Janaka addresses a Brahmin respectfully, granting him freedom to reside where he wishes and to make proper use of what is available during his stay, grounding this permission in the principle that one should regard others’ situation as comparable to one’s own.