Shloka 39

अहिंसयित्वा ब्रह्महत्याविधानम् / Brahmahatyā incurred without physical violence

Devanagari script

गामश्चृ वित्तमन्नं वा तद्विधे प्रतिपादयेत्‌ । द्रव्याणि चान्यानि तथा प्रेत्यभावे न शोचति,अतः ऐसे गुणवान्‌ पुरुषको ही गाय, घोड़ा, अन्न, धन तथा दूसरे पदार्थ देने चाहिये। ऐसा करनेसे दाताको मरनेके बाद पश्चात्ताप नहीं करना पड़ता

Transliteration

gām aśvaṁ vittam annaṁ vā tadvidhe pratipādayet | dravyāṇi cānyāni tathā pretyabhāve na śocati ||

Translation

Bhishma said: One should bestow cows, a horse, wealth, food, and other such goods upon a worthy recipient. By giving in this manner, the donor does not fall into regret after death; the act of well-directed charity becomes a safeguard against posthumous remorse and affirms righteous conduct.

Word by Word

गाम्a cow

चand

ऋalso / further (particle; here as part of sandhi in the transmitted text)

वित्तम्wealth, money

अन्नम्food

वाor

तद्विधेto one of that kind (a worthy person of that type)

प्रतिपादयेत्should give / should bestow

द्रव्याणिgoods, substances

चand

अन्यानिother

तथाlikewise, in the same way

प्रेत्यhaving died / after departing (from this world)

अभावेin non-existence; after death; in the state of being gone

नnot

शोचतिgrieves, regrets

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhīṣma

cow (go)

horse (aśva)

wealth (vitta)

food (anna)

goods/valuables (dravya)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes