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 ||
于是，声名显赫的安婆利沙王（Ambarīṣa）吟唱此偈，以自我之主权为先，斩除那唯一而强大的仇敌——贪欲。
ब्राह्मण उवाच
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.