Shloka 52
Aśmagīta: Janaka’s Inquiry on Loss, Kāla, and the Limits of Control (अश्मगीता)
नायमत्यन्तसंवासो लभ्यते जातु केनचित् । अपि स्वेन शरीरेण किमुतान्येन केनचित्,किसी भी पुरुषको कभी किसीके साथ भी सदा एक स्थानमें रहनेका सुयोग नहीं मिलता। जब अपने शरीरके साथ भी बहुत दिनोंतक सम्बन्ध नहीं रहता, तब दूसरे किसीके साथ कैसे रह सकता है?
nāyam atyanta-saṃvāso labhyate jātu kenacit | api svena śarīreṇa kim utānyena kenacit ||
Janaka disse: Ninguém jamais obtém coabitação perpétua ou companhia ininterrupta com quem quer que seja. Se nem mesmo com o próprio corpo a associação perdura por muito tempo, como poderia perdurar com qualquer outra pessoa?
जनक उवाच
Educational Q&A
All associations are impermanent: lasting togetherness with anyone is unattainable. Recognizing that even the bond with one’s own body ends, one should practice detachment, emotional steadiness, and adherence to dharma without clinging.
King Janaka is speaking in a didactic context within Śānti Parva, offering a reflective argument about the inevitability of separation to guide the listener toward dispassion and inner stability.