Shloka 49
Aśmagīta: Janaka’s Inquiry on Loss, Kāla, and the Limits of Control (अश्मगीता)
न हाहानि निवर्तन्ते न मासा न पुन: समा: | जातानां सर्वभूतानां न पक्षा न पुन: क्षपा:,संसारमें जन्म लेनेवाले सभी प्राणियोंके दिन-रात, वर्ष, मास और पक्ष एक बार बीतकर फिर वापस नहीं लौटते हैं
na hāhāni nivartante na māsā na punaḥ samāḥ | jātānāṃ sarvabhūtānāṃ na pakṣā na punaḥ kṣapāḥ ||
阇那迦王说道：凡生于轮回（saṃsāra）的一切众生，时光从不回转。逝去之日不再归来，月不复返，年亦不返；同样，半月之期与夜晚，一旦消逝，便不再重来。此教诲催人急行正道：既然生命不断被不可逆的时间吞噬，便不应拖延法（dharma）、自我克制与求解脱之业。
जनक उवाच
Educational Q&A
Time is irreversible: days, months, years, fortnights, and nights once spent never return. Therefore one should not delay dharma and inner discipline, but act wisely now, cultivating detachment and striving for liberation.
King Janaka is speaking in the Śānti Parva, offering reflective instruction. He emphasizes the relentless passage of time to motivate ethical living and spiritual effort rather than procrastination.