Shloka 6
Sanatsujāta–Dhṛtarāṣṭra Saṃvāda: Brahmacarya and the Formless Brahman
Udyoga Parva 44
यो नैतेभ्य: प्रच्यवेद् द्वादशभ्य: सर्वामपीमां पृथिवीं स शिष्यात् । त्रिभिद्धभ्यामेकतो वान्वितो यो नास्य स्वमस्तीति च वेदितव्यम्,जो इन बारह व्रतोंसे कभी च्युत नहीं होता, वह इस सम्पूर्ण पृथ्वीपर शासन कर सकता है। इनमेंसे तीन, दो या एक गुणसे भी जो युक्त है, उसका अपना कुछ भी नहीं होता--ऐसा समझना चाहिये (अर्थात् उसकी किसी भी वस्तुमें ममता नहीं होती)
yo naitebhyaḥ pracyaved dvādaśabhyaḥ sarvām apīmāṃ pṛthivīṃ sa śiṣyāt | tribhir dvābhyām ekato vānvito yo nāsya svam astīti ca veditavyam ||
He who never falls away from these twelve disciplines is fit to govern even this entire earth. But one who is endowed with only three, or two, or even one of them should be understood to have nothing as ‘his own’—that is, he is free from possessiveness and the sense of ownership.
सनत्युजात उवाच
Educational Q&A
Steadfastness in a complete set of ethical disciplines makes one truly fit to rule; partial attainment should culminate in inner renunciation—freedom from the sense of ‘mine’—so that virtue does not become a basis for pride or possession.
Sanatsujata continues his instruction on dharma and inner mastery in the Udyoga Parva context, presenting a standard of disciplined conduct for leadership and emphasizing that even limited virtue should be accompanied by non-attachment.