Shloka 37
Adhyāya 64: Dāna-prakāra—Suvarṇa, Pānīya-dāna, Ghṛta-dāna, and Upakaraṇa-dāna
Utility Gifts
जीवन्तं त्वानुजीवन्तु प्रजा: सर्वा युधिष्ठिर । पर्जन्यमिव भूतानि महाद्रुममिवाण्डजा:
jīvantaṃ tvānujīvantu prajāḥ sarvā yudhiṣṭhira | parjanyam iva bhūtāni mahādrumam ivāṇḍajāḥ ||
হে যুধিষ্ঠিৰ! তুমি জীৱিত থাকিলে যেন সকলো প্ৰজা তোমাৰ জীৱনৰ সৈতে জীৱন ধাৰণ কৰি তোমাৰ সৈতে সমৃদ্ধ হয়। যেনেকৈ প্ৰাণীসমূহ বৰষুণৰ ওপৰত আৰু পক্ষীসমূহ মহাবৃক্ষৰ আশ্ৰয়ত থাকে, তেনেকৈ তেওঁলোক তোমাৰ ওপৰত নিৰ্ভৰ কৰুক।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
A king’s dharma is to sustain and protect the people so thoroughly that their livelihood and security naturally depend on him—like all beings relying on rain and birds relying on a great tree. The verse frames rulership as responsibility and nourishment, not mere power.
In the Anuśāsana Parva, Bhīṣma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on righteous governance. Here he offers a benediction and a vivid simile, expressing that Yudhiṣṭhira’s continued life and just rule should enable the prosperity of all subjects.