Shloka 17

दानफलप्रकरणम् — उपानहदानं, तिलदानं, भूमिदानं, गोदानं, अन्नदानं च

Gifts and Their Stated Results: Footwear, Sesame, Land, Cows, and Food

Devanagari script

भूमिं दत्त्वा तु साधुभ्यो विन्दते भूमिमुत्तमाम्‌ । प्रेत्य चेह च धर्मात्मा सम्प्राप्रोति महद्‌ यश:,श्रेष्ठ पुरुषोंको भूमिदान देनेसे दाताको उत्तम भूमिकी प्राप्ति होती है तथा वह धर्मात्मा पुरुष इहलोक और परलोकमें भी महान्‌ यशका भागी होता है

Transliteration

bhūmiṁ dattvā tu sādhubhyo vindate bhūmim uttamām | pretya ceha ca dharmātmā samprāpnoti mahad yaśaḥ ||

Translation

Bhishma said: One who gives land in charity to worthy and virtuous people attains excellent land in return. Such a righteous person, both in this world and after death, comes to share in great renown.

Word by Word

भूमिम्land, earth (as the gift)

दत्त्वाhaving given

तुbut/indeed

साधुभ्यःto the good/virtuous people

विन्दतेobtains, finds

भूमिम्land

उत्तमाम्excellent, best

प्रेत्यafter death, having departed

चand

इहhere (in this world)

चand

धर्मात्माrighteous-souled person

सम्प्राप्नोतिattains, reaches

महत्great

यशःfame, glory

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhishma

land (bhūmi)

virtuous/worthy recipients (sādhavaḥ)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes