Shloka 13
सुवर्णष्ठीविनोपाख्यानम्
The Account of Suvarṇaṣṭhīvin
यृंजय उवाच प्रीती भवन्तौ यदि मे कृतमेतावता मम । एष एव परो लाभो निर्वत्तों मे महाफल:,सृंजयने कहा--ब्रह्मन्! यदि आप दोनों प्रसन्न हैं तो मैं इतनेसे ही कृतकृत्य हो गया। यही हमारे लिये महान् फलदायक परम लाभ सिद्ध हो गया
Yṛñjaya uvāca—prīti bhavantau yadi me kṛtam etāvatā mama | eṣa eva paro lābho nirvṛtto me mahāphalaḥ ||
ユリञ्जヤは言った。「おお、バラモンよ。もしお二人が私のなしたことに満足してくださるなら、これだけで私はすでに成就した者とみなそう。まさにこれこそが、私にとっての至上の利得—大いなる実りある達成となったのだ。」
यृंजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse presents an ethical ideal: the highest ‘profit’ is not material reward but the sincere approval and contentment of worthy persons (here, honored elders/Brāhmaṇas). One should regard righteous service and the happiness of the respected as a complete and great fruition of one’s actions.
Yṛñjaya speaks to a Brahmin and addresses two honored persons together, saying that if they are pleased with his conduct, he considers his task fulfilled. He frames their satisfaction as his supreme attainment and the great fruit of his effort.