Shloka 36
कण्वोपदेशः—नश्वरबलविवेकः तथा मातलिगुणकेश्याः आख्यानारम्भः
Kaṇva’s Counsel on Impermanent Power; Opening of the Mātali–Guṇakeśī Narrative
अल्पीयांसं विशिष्ट वा तत् ते राजन् समाहितम् | “राजन! आजसे फिर कभी घमंडमें आकर अपनेसे बड़े या छोटे किन्हीं राजाओंपर किसी प्रकार भी आक्षेप न करना। इस बातके लिये मैंने तुम्हें सावधान कर दिया ।।
alpīyāṁsaṁ viśiṣṭa vā tat te rājan samāhitam | kṛtaprajño vītalobho nirahaṅkāra ātmavān ||
ラーマは言った。「王よ、この言葉を胸に深く刻め。今日より後、驕りに任せて、己より上の王であれ下の王であれ、いかなる君主をも非難し、あげつらってはならぬ。これは汝のための戒めである。悟り定まった知を持ち、貪りを離れ、我慢を捨て、自らを治めよ。謙虚と節制をもって民を護り治め、相手の真の強弱を知らぬまま他者を咎めるな。」
राम उवाच
Educational Q&A
A ruler should abandon pride and refrain from criticizing or challenging other kings without understanding their real capacity; true kingship rests on humility, self-control, freedom from greed, and steady judgment.
Rama addresses a king with a direct admonition: he cautions him against arrogant reproach of other rulers and instructs him to cultivate virtues—prudence, non-greed, egolessness, and self-mastery—while protecting and governing his subjects.