Shloka 79
दानफलप्रकरणम् — उपानहदानं, तिलदानं, भूमिदानं, गोदानं, अन्नदानं च
Gifts and Their Stated Results: Footwear, Sesame, Land, Cows, and Food
यथाश्रु पतितं तेषां दीनानामथ सीदताम् । ब्राह्मणानां द्वते क्षेत्रे हन्यात् त्रिपुरुषं कुलम्
yathāśru patitaṃ teṣāṃ dīnānām atha sīdatām | brāhmaṇānāṃ dvate kṣetre hanyāt tripuruṣaṃ kulam ||
قال بهيشما: إن الدموع التي تسقط من البراهمة الفقراء—حين يكتوون بالأسى ويغرقون في الشقاء لأن حقولهم قد سُلِبت—تُهلك سلالة السالب ثلاثَةَ أجيال.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Taking away the livelihood-land of distressed, helpless Brahmins is a severe adharma; their tears become a moral force that brings ruin upon the wrongdoer’s lineage for three generations, emphasizing accountability beyond the individual.
In Bhishma’s instruction on dharma, he states a consequence-based warning: when Brahmins are made destitute by the loss of their field and weep in misery, that injustice results in the destruction of the dispossessor’s family line across three generations.