Shloka 15
Adhyāya 64: Dāna-prakāra—Suvarṇa, Pānīya-dāna, Ghṛta-dāna, and Upakaraṇa-dāna
Utility Gifts
राजसूयाश्चमेधाभ्यां श्रेयस्तत् क्षत्रियान् प्रति
rājasūyāś ca medhābhyāṃ śreyas tat kṣatriyān prati
Bhīṣma dit : «Pour les kṣatriya, cette voie est le bien suprême—dépassant même les sacrifices du Rājasūya et de l’Aśvamedha.»
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhīṣma ranks a certain kṣatriya-appropriate duty (the “tat” just mentioned in context) as ethically superior to even the most prestigious royal sacrifices, implying that right conduct and role-based dharma can outweigh ritual grandeur.
In Anuśāsana Parva, Bhīṣma is instructing Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma. Here he emphasizes that, for kṣatriyas, the highest welfare lies in the proper fulfillment of their duty, even more than performing celebrated state sacrifices like the Rājasūya and Aśvamedha.