Shloka 13
Adhyāya 11 — Maṇḍala-vicāra and Ṣāḍguṇya-prayoga
Circle-of-Kings Analysis and the Six Policies
इदं चापि शरीरं मे तवायत्तं जनाधिप । धनानि चेति विद्धि त्वं न मे तत्रास्ति संशय:
idaṃ cāpi śarīraṃ me tavāyattaṃ janādhipa | dhanāni ceti viddhi tvaṃ na me tatrāsti saṃśayaḥ ||
毗湿摩波耶那说：“噢，人中之主，当明明知之：连我这身躯亦归你节制，我的财物亦然。于此我心中毫无疑惑。”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches wholehearted submission of one’s person and property to a legitimate authority, expressing unwavering trust and the ethical stance of loyalty and accountability within dharma-based kingship.
Within Vaiśampāyana’s narration, a speaker conveys to a ruler addressed as “janādhipa” that both the speaker’s body and wealth are entirely at the ruler’s disposal, underscoring a relationship of dependence and accepted governance.