Shloka 12

जनक–ब्राह्मणसंवादः

Viṣaya, Mamatva, and Self-Mastery

Devanagari script

यथा मम तथान्येषामिति मन्ये द्विजोत्तम । उष्यतां यावदुत्साहो भुज्यतां यावदुष्यते

Transliteration

yathā mama tathānyeṣām iti manye dvijottama | uṣyatāṁ yāvad utsāho bhujyatāṁ yāvad uṣyate ||

Translation

ଜନକ କହିଲେ—ହେ ଦ୍ୱିଜୋତ୍ତମ! ମୋ ପାଇଁ ଯେପରି, ଅନ୍ୟମାନଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ ମଧ୍ୟ ସେପରି—ଏହିପରି ମୁଁ ମାନେ। ତେଣୁ ଯେତେଦିନ ଆପଣଙ୍କ ଉତ୍ସାହ ଓ ସାମର୍ଥ୍ୟ ରହିବ, ଯେଉଁଠି ଇଚ୍ଛା ସେଉଁଠି ବସନ୍ତୁ; ଏବଂ ଯେଉଁଠି ରହିବେ, ସେଠାରେ ଯାହା ଉପଲବ୍ଧ, ତାହାର ଯଥୋଚିତ ଉପଭୋଗ କରନ୍ତୁ।

Word by Word

• यथा: as, just as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा
• Form: indeclinable (comparative particle)

• मम: of me, my
• मम: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: genitive, singular

• तथा: so, in the same way
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा
• Form: indeclinable (correlative particle)

• अन्येषाम्: of others
• अन्येषाम्: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun/Adjective
• Root: अन्य
• Form: genitive, plural (masc./neut.)

• इति: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति
• Form: indeclinable (quotative)

• मन्ये: I think, I consider
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन् (मन्यते)
• Form: present, 1st person, singular, parasmaipada (Ātmanepada in classical usage: manye)

• द्विजोत्तम: O best of the twice-born (brahmin)
• Type: Noun (vocative address)
• Root: द्विज + उत्तम
• Form: masculine, vocative, singular

• उष्यताम्: let (you) stay, stay
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस् (वसति) / उष् (उष्यति) (as used: 'stay, dwell')
• Form: imperative, 3rd person, plural, Ātmanepada (polite: 'let (you) stay')

• यावत्: as long as, until
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यावत्
• Form: indeclinable (limit: 'as long as')

• उत्साहः: energy, enthusiasm, ability
• उत्साहः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्साह
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• भुज्यताम्: let (it) be enjoyed; enjoy
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज् (भुनक्ति/भुङ्क्ते)
• Form: imperative, 3rd person, singular/plural (polite), Ātmanepada/passive-style usage: 'let it be enjoyed / enjoy'

• यावत्: as long as, until
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यावत्
• Form: indeclinable (limit: 'as long as')

• उष्यते: one stays, (he) dwells
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस् (वसति) / उष् (उष्यति) (as used: 'stay, dwell')
• Form: present, 3rd person, singular, Ātmanepada

Speaker

जनक उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Janaka
• dvijottama (a Brahmin addressee)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Janaka expresses an ethic of parity and empathy—recognizing that others’ needs and claims are like one’s own—paired with a dharmic model of hospitality: a guest may stay and partake appropriately, without greed, as long as circumstances and strength allow.

What is happening in the narrative?

King Janaka addresses a Brahmin respectfully, granting him freedom to reside where he wishes and to make proper use of what is available during his stay, grounding this permission in the principle that one should regard others’ situation as comparable to one’s own.