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Shloka 46

Aśmagīta: Janaka’s Inquiry on Loss, Kāla, and the Limits of Control (अश्मगीता)

केवल आयुर्वेदका अध्ययन करनेवाले बहुत-से वैद्य भी परिवारसहित रोगोंके शिकार हुए देखे जाते हैं ।। ते पिबन्त: कषायांश्र सर्पीषि विविधानि च । न मृत्युमतिवर्तन्ते वेलामिव महोदधि:

te pibantaḥ kaṣāyān sarpīṃṣi vividhāni ca | na mṛtyum ativartante velām iva mahodadhiḥ ||

ଜନକ କହିଲେ—କେବଳ ଆୟୁର୍ବେଦ ଅଧ୍ୟୟନ କରିଥିବା ଅନେକ ବୈଦ୍ୟ ମଧ୍ୟ ପରିବାରସହିତ ରୋଗର ଶିକାର ହୋଇଥିବା ଦେଖାଯାନ୍ତି। ସେମାନେ କଷାୟ ଓ ବିଭିନ୍ନ ପ୍ରକାର ଘୃତ ସେବନ କଲେ ମଧ୍ୟ ମୃତ୍ୟୁକୁ ଅତିକ୍ରମ କରିପାରନ୍ତି ନାହିଁ—ଯେପରି ମହାସମୁଦ୍ର ନିଜ ତଟରେଖାକୁ ଲଂଘେ ନାହିଁ।

तेthey
ते:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
पिबन्तःdrinking
पिबन्तः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootपा (पिबति)
Formशतृ (वर्तमान कृदन्त), Masculine, Nominative, Plural
कषायान्decoctions
कषायान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकषाय
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
सर्पीषिghees/clarified butters
सर्पीषि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसर्पिस्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
विविधानिvarious
विविधानि:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootविविध
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
मृत्युम्death
मृत्युम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमृत्यु
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
अतिवर्तन्तेthey pass beyond/overcome
अतिवर्तन्ते:
TypeVerb
Rootअति + वृत् (वर्तते)
Formलट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, Third, Plural
वेलाम्shore/limit
वेलाम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवेला
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
इवlike/as
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
महोदधिःthe great ocean
महोदधिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमहोदधि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular

जनक उवाच

J
Janaka
A
Ayurveda
P
physicians (vaidya)
D
decoctions (kaṣāya)
G
ghee preparations (sarpis)
D
Death (mṛtyu)
T
the great ocean (mahodadhi)
S
shoreline (velā)

Educational Q&A

Worldly expertise and remedies, though valuable, cannot ultimately conquer mortality; therefore one should not rely on technical knowledge alone for ultimate security, but turn toward higher wisdom and inner discipline.

King Janaka illustrates a philosophical point with a concrete example: even learned physicians using medicines (decoctions and ghee-preparations) still succumb to disease and death, just as the ocean remains bounded by its shore.