Shloka 14
जरामृत्यू हि भूतानां खादितारी वृकाविव । बलिनां दुर्बलानां च हस्वानां महतामपि,बुढ़ापा और मृत्यु--ये दोनों दो भेड़ियोंके समान हैं, जो बलवान् दुर्बल, छोटे और बड़े सभी प्राणियोंको खा जाते हैं
janaka uvāca |
jarāmṛtyū hi bhūtānāṁ khāditārī vṛkāv iva |
balināṁ durbalānāṁ ca hrasvānāṁ mahatām api ||
Janaka said: “Old age and death are indeed like two wolves that devour living beings—whether strong or weak, whether small or great.”
जनक उवाच
Educational Q&A
Old age and death spare no one—strength, weakness, greatness, or smallness do not protect a being from impermanence. Therefore one should cultivate dharma and inner detachment rather than rely on worldly advantages.
King Janaka speaks reflectively, using the image of two wolves to describe how old age and death consume all creatures alike, emphasizing a moral lesson about the inevitability of decline and the need for wise living.