Shloka 18
असंतोषादिदोष-निरूपणम्
On the Faults of Discontent and the Discipline of Detachment
अपि गाथां पुरा गीतां जनकेन वदन्त्युत । निर्दन्द्ेन विमुक्तेन मोक्ष समनुपश्यता
api gāthāṃ purā gītāṃ janakena vadanty uta | nirdvandvena vimuktena mokṣaṃ samanupaśyatā ||
尤提士提罗曰：“人们也会传诵那古老的偈颂吗？那是昔日阇那迦王所吟唱——他已超越对待之二相，彻底离著，亲见解脱。”
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Liberation is associated with nirdvandvatā—freedom from the pull of opposing experiences (pleasure and pain, honor and dishonor, gain and loss). Janaka is invoked as one who, through such equanimity and inner release, directly apprehended mokṣa.
Yudhiṣṭhira asks whether a well-known ancient gāthā attributed to King Janaka is still recounted. By citing Janaka, he points the discussion toward authoritative teachings on detachment and the vision of liberation within the Shānti Parva’s discourse on dharma and peace.