विशेषबुद्धेर्विवरं मनाक् च पश्याम यन्न व्यवहारतोऽन्यत् । क ईश्वरस्तत्र किमीशितव्यं तथापि राजन् करवाम किं ते ॥ १२ ॥
visesa-buddher vivaram manak ca pasyama yan na vyavaharato ’nyat ka isvaras tatra kim isitavyam tathapi rajan karavama kim te
- visesa-buddheh
- of the conception of the distinction between master and servant
- vivaram
- the scope
- manak
- a little
- ca
- also
- pasyamah
- I see
- yat
- which
- na
- not
- vyavaharatah
- than the temporary usage or convention
- anyat
- other
- kah
- who
- isvarah
- the master
- tatra
- in this
- kim
- who
- isitavyam
- is to be controlled
- tathapi
- nevertheless
- rajan
- O King (if you still think that you are master and I am servant)
- karavama
- I may do
- kim
- what
- te
- for you
My dear King, if you still think that you are the King and that I am your servant, you should order me, and I should follow your order. I can then say that this differentiation is temporary, and it expands only from usage or convention. I do not see any other cause. In that case, who is the master, and who is the servant? Everyone is being forced by the laws of material nature; therefore no one is master, and no one is servant. Nonetheless, if you think that you are the master and that I am the servant, I shall accept this. Please order me. What can I do for you?