Shloka 10
जनक–ब्राह्मणसंवादः
Viṣaya, Mamatva, and Self-Mastery
ततो मे कश्मलस्यान्ते मति: पुनरुपस्थिता
tato me kaśmalasyānte matiḥ punar upasthitā | vicārakeṇa mohakṣaye ’haṃ niścayam agaccham—kvacid api mama rājyaṃ nāsti athavā sarvatraiva mama rājyaṃ | ekadṛṣṭyā idaṃ śarīram api mama na, aparadṛṣṭyā iyaṃ sarvā pṛthivī mamaiva ||
阇那迦说道：“当我内心的迷乱止息，清明复归于心。经由省思，幻惑既除，我得出此结论：要么我处处无国可称，要么整个世界皆为我之国土。从一端看，连此身亦非‘我有’；从另一端看，遍地大地实为我有。”
जनक उवाच
Educational Q&A
Janaka articulates a shift from possessiveness to wisdom: ownership is a mental construct. From the standpoint of detachment, nothing—including the body—can be claimed as ‘mine’; from the standpoint of universal identity and responsibility, the whole earth can be regarded as one’s domain. The ethical point is to rule or act without egoistic clinging.
Janaka, speaking as a reflective king-sage, describes how his confusion ended through inquiry. He reports the insight he reached about sovereignty and selfhood—reframing ‘kingdom’ and ‘possession’ as dependent on perspective rather than absolute facts.