Shloka 31
Adhyāya 142: Cyavana, the Devas’ Arrogance, and Vāyu’s Counsel on Protecting Brāhmaṇas
दत्त्वा तु सततं ते5स्तु कौरवाणां धुरन्धर | दानयज्ञक्रियायुक्ता बुद्धिर्धमोपचायिनी,कौरवधुरंधर! तुम भी सदा दान करते रहो। तुम्हारी बुद्धि दान और यज्ञकी क्रियामें संलग्न हो धर्मकी उन्नति करती रहे
dattvā tu satataṃ te 'stu kauravāṇāṃ dhurandhara | dānayajñakriyāyuktā buddhir dharmopacāyinī ||
ভীষ্মে ক’লে—হে কৌৰৱধুৰন্ধৰ! তুমি সদায় দান কৰি যোৱা। দান আৰু যজ্ঞক্ৰিয়াত নিয়োজিত তোমাৰ বুদ্ধিয়ে সদা ধৰ্মৰ বৃদ্ধি সাধন কৰক।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Continual generosity and commitment to sacrificial/ritual duty should shape one’s intellect, because such disciplined giving and worship are presented as direct means to strengthen and expand dharma.
In the Anuśāsana Parva’s instruction section, Bhīṣma addresses a leading Kaurava figure, urging him to persist in charitable giving and to keep his mind devoted to dāna and yajña as a foundation for righteous conduct.