Shloka 9
Ānṛśaṃsya, Amātya-Guṇa, and Reconciliatory Counsel (आनृशंस्य–अमात्यगुण–संधि-उपदेशः)
तत आहूय वैदेहं मुनिर्वचनमत्रवीत् । अयं राजकुले जातो विदिताभ्यन्तरो मम
tata āhūya vaidehaṃ munir vacanam abravīt | ayaṃ rājākule jāto viditābhyantaro mama ||
ຕໍ່ຈາກນັ້ນ ມຸນີໄດ້ເຊີນພຣະຣາຊາແຫ່ງວິເທຫະ (ຈະນະກະ) ມາ ແລະກ່າວວ່າ: “ໂອ ພຣະຣາຊາ, ພຣະຣາຊະກຸມານນີ້ເກີດໃນລາຊະວົງ ແລະຂ້າພະເຈົ້າຮູ້ທັງຄວາມນຶກຄິດພາຍໃນ ແລະຄວາມປະພຶດສ່ວນຕົວຂອງລາວ.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
True fitness for kingship is not merely a matter of royal birth; the wise assess and know a person’s inner character (abhyantara). Ethical authority rests on discernment of conduct and disposition.
A sage summons Vaideha (Janaka) and informs him about a prince—stating that the prince is of royal lineage and that the sage knows his inner affairs—setting up guidance or judgment grounded in intimate knowledge of character.