Shloka 46
Aśmagīta: Janaka’s Inquiry on Loss, Kāla, and the Limits of Control (अश्मगीता)
केवल आयुर्वेदका अध्ययन करनेवाले बहुत-से वैद्य भी परिवारसहित रोगोंके शिकार हुए देखे जाते हैं ।। ते पिबन्त: कषायांश्र सर्पीषि विविधानि च । न मृत्युमतिवर्तन्ते वेलामिव महोदधि:
te pibantaḥ kaṣāyān sarpīṃṣi vividhāni ca | na mṛtyum ativartante velām iva mahodadhiḥ ||
قال جاناكا: «حتى كثيرٌ من الأطباء الذين لم يدرسوا إلا الأيورفيدا يُرَون يقعون فريسةً للمرض، هم وأهلوهم. ومع أنهم يشربون المغليات الدوائية ويتناولون شتّى مستحضرات السمن (الغي)، فإنهم لا يتجاوزون الموت—كما أن المحيط العظيم لا يتخطّى شاطئه.»
जनक उवाच
Educational Q&A
Worldly expertise and remedies, though valuable, cannot ultimately conquer mortality; therefore one should not rely on technical knowledge alone for ultimate security, but turn toward higher wisdom and inner discipline.
King Janaka illustrates a philosophical point with a concrete example: even learned physicians using medicines (decoctions and ghee-preparations) still succumb to disease and death, just as the ocean remains bounded by its shore.