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Shloka 13

अम्बरीषगाथा—गुणत्रयविभागः तथा लोभनिग्रहः

Ambarīṣa’s Gāthā: The Guṇas and the Restraint of Greed

इति राज्ञाम्बरीषेण गाथा गीता यशस्विना । अधिराज्यं पुरस्कृत्य लोभमेकं॑ निकृन्तता,इस प्रकार यशस्वी अम्बरीषने आत्मराज्यको आगे रखकर एकमात्र प्रबल शत्रु लोभका उच्छेद करते हुए उपर्युक्त गाथाका गान किया था

iti rājñāmbārīṣeṇa gāthā gītā yaśasvinā | adhirājyaṁ puraskṛtya lobham ekaṁ nikṛntatā ||

Thế rồi, vua Ambarīṣa lừng danh đã cất lên bài kệ ấy, đặt quyền trị vì bản thân lên hàng đầu và chém đứt kẻ thù duy nhất nhưng hùng mạnh—tham.

इतिthus
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
राज्ञाby the king
राज्ञा:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
अम्बरीषेणby Ambarisha
अम्बरीषेण:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootअम्बरीष
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
गाथाa verse/gatha
गाथा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootगाथा
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
गीताsung/recited
गीता:
TypeVerb
Rootगै (गी) + क्त
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
यशस्विनाby the renowned one
यशस्विना:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootयशस्विन्
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
अधिराज्यम्sovereignty/overlordship
अधिराज्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअधिराज्य
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
पुरस्कृत्यhaving placed in front; having given precedence to
पुरस्कृत्य:
TypeVerb
Rootपुरस् + कृ (कृ) + ल्यप्
FormAbsolutive (gerund)
लोभम्greed
लोभम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootलोभ
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
एकम्single; one (alone)
एकम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootएक
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
निकृन्तताby (him) cutting off/destroying
निकृन्तता:
Karana
TypeVerb
Rootनि + कृन्त् + शतृ
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular, Present active participle (शतृ)

ब्राह्मण उवाच

अम्बरीष (Ambarīṣa)
लोभ (greed)

Educational Q&A

True rulership begins with ruling oneself: greed is portrayed as the primary enemy, and prioritizing inner sovereignty (self-control) is the ethical foundation for dharmic life and leadership.

A brāhmaṇa narrator reports that the renowned king Ambarīṣa recited a gāthā, emphasizing that he set self-sovereignty foremost and thereby ‘cut down’ greed, presenting this as an exemplary moral stance.