Shloka 44
ईषादन्तान् सप्तशतान् दासीदासशतानि च । ददतो द्विजमुख्यो मे प्रसादं न चकार स:,“हलदण्डके समान दाँतोंवाले सात सौ हाथी और सैकड़ों दास-दासियोंके देनेपर भी उस श्रेष्ठ ब्राह्मणने मुझपर कृपा नहीं की
īṣādantān saptashatān dāsīdāsaśatāni ca | dadato dvijamukhyo me prasādaṃ na cakāra saḥ ||
Sañjaya said: “Even when I offered seven hundred elephants with teeth like a ploughshare, along with hundreds of male and female servants, that foremost of Brahmins still did not extend his favor to me.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
External wealth and extravagant gifts do not automatically earn a virtuous person’s grace; ethical worth depends on the giver’s intention, conduct, and dharmic standing, not on the sheer magnitude of offerings.
Sañjaya reports that despite offering an enormous gift—seven hundred tusked elephants and hundreds of servants—an eminent Brahmin did not show him favor, implying a refusal grounded in principle rather than price.