Shloka 14

ऋत्विग्धर्मः, दक्षिणा-न्यायः, तपसः परमार्थः

Ritvij-Dharma, the Norm of Dakṣiṇā, and the Higher Meaning of Tapas

Devanagari script

तेन क्रीतेन यज्ञेन ततो यज्ञ: प्रतायते । इत्येवं धर्मतो ध्यातमृषिभिर्थर्मचारिभि:,दक्षिणाद्वारा उस सोमरसके साथ खरीद किये हुए यज्ञ-साधनोंसे यजमानके यज्ञका विस्तार होता है। धर्मका आचरण करनेवाले ऋषियोंने इस विषयमें धर्मके अनुसार ऐसा ही विचार व्यक्त किया है

Translation

By the sacrifice performed with Soma that has been purchased (through dakṣiṇā) and with the sacrificial implements thus obtained, the sacrificer’s yajña is thereby extended and made more complete. The ṛṣis who walk in dharma have reflected on this matter in accordance with dharma and have declared it to be so.

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच