Shloka 3

द्रोणपर्व अध्याय ६७ — अर्जुनस्य प्रवेशः, श्रुतायुध-वधः, सुदक्षिण-वधः

Arjuna’s advance; deaths of Śrutāyudha and Sudakṣiṇa

Devanagari script

न्यायेनाधिगतं वित्तं ब्राह्मणेभ्यो हमन्यत । वेदानधीत्य धर्मेण यश्षक्रे द्विषतो वशे,उन्होंने ब्राह्मणोंको न्यायपूर्वक प्राप्त हुए धनका दान किया और चारों वेदोंका अध्ययन करके धर्मके द्वारा समस्त शत्रुओंको अपने वशमें कर लिया

Transliteration

nyāyenādhigataṃ vittaṃ brāhmaṇebhyo ’manyata | vedān adhītya dharmeṇa yaḥ śakre dviṣato vaśe ||

Translation

Nārada said: “Having acquired wealth by just means, he offered it to the brāhmaṇas. And, after mastering the Vedas, he—through dharma—brought even hostile foes under his control.”

Word by Word

न्यायेनby justice/rightly

अधिगतंacquired/obtained

वित्तंwealth

ब्राह्मणेभ्यःto the Brahmins

अमन्यतhe gave/assigned (as a gift); he deemed fit (contextually: donated)

वेदान्the Vedas

अधीत्यhaving studied

धर्मेणby dharma/righteousness

यःwho

शक्रेin/under Indra (i.e., in Indra's presence/realm; context-dependent)

द्विषतःthe haters/enemies

वशेunder control/in subjection

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

Nārada

Brāhmaṇas

Vedas

Enemies (dviṣataḥ)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Wealth should be acquired by just means and then used in righteous giving; learning (Vedic study) must be joined with dharma, for ethical conduct is presented as the true source of authority and the power to overcome hostility.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada praises a figure’s conduct: he lawfully gains wealth, donates it to brāhmaṇas, studies the Vedas, and by living according to dharma succeeds in bringing adversaries under his control.