अकिञ्चनत्वं राज्यं

अकिञ्चनत्वं राज्यं च तुलया समतोलयत् । अकिञ्चनत्वमधिकं राज्यादपि जितात्मनः ॥

अकिञ्चनत्वम्state of possessing nothing
राज्यम्kingdom
चand
तुलयाon a balance
समतोलयत्weighed evenly
अकिञ्चनत्वम्possessing nothing
अधिकम्greater / more
राज्यात्than kingdom
अपिeven
जितात्मनःof one who has conquered the self

When poverty and kingship were weighed on a balance, for one who has conquered the self, poverty outweighs even kingship.

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