History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v7.c95.284

v7.c95.284

²⁵⁵⁶ दृप्तबालाकिर्हानूचानो गार्ग्य आस स होवाचाजातशत्रुं काश्यं ब्रह्म ते ब्रवाणीति स होवाचाजातशत्रुः सहस्रमेतस्यां वाचि दद्मो जनको जनक इति वै जना धावन्तीति। बृह उप. II 1 1, the words 'ब्रह्म ते ... धावन्तीति occur in कौषीतकि उप IV. which has the same story with some variations Max-Muller's tr in S B. E. vol I. p. 300 '"for verily all people run away saying 'Janaka (king of Mithilā) is our father (patron)"' is not accurate and does not bring out the sense properly. Śaṅkarācārya's explanation is far more satisfactory' 'जनको दित्सुर्जनकः शुश्रूषुरिति ब्रह्म शुश्रूषवो विवक्षव मतिजिघृक्षवश्च जना धावन्ति'।