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Shloka 103

Adhyāya 90: Babhruvāhana’s Reception and the Commencement of Yudhiṣṭhira’s Aśvamedha

न राजसूयैर्बहुभिरिष्टवा विपुलदक्षिणै:

na rājasūyaiḥ bahubhir iṣṭvā vipula-dakṣiṇaiḥ | tvayā ya idaṁ dāna-janitaṁ phalaṁ prāptaṁ tasya samatā pracura-dakṣiṇāvalaiḥ bahu-saṅkhyakaiḥ rājasūyaiḥ anekair aśvamedha-yajñaiś ca na bhavitum arhati | tvayā serabhara-sattūkā-dānenākṣayaṁ brahmalokaṁ jitaḥ ||

શ્વશુરે કહ્યું— “તમે દાનથી જે ફળ મેળવ્યું છે, તેની સમતા પ્રચુર દક્ષિણાવાળા અનેક રાજસૂય યજ્ઞોથી પણ નથી થઈ શકતી, ન તો અનેક અશ્વમેધોથી. તમે તો માત્ર સેરભર સત્તુનું દાન કરીને અક્ષય બ્રહ્મલોક જીત્યો છે.”

not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
राजसूयैःby (means of) Rājasūya sacrifices
राजसूयैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootराजसूय
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
बहुभिःby many
बहुभिः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootबहु
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
इष्ट्वाhaving performed (sacrificed)
इष्ट्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootयज्
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (root-based), non-finite
विपुलदक्षिणैःwith abundant fees/gifts (as sacrificial gifts)
विपुलदक्षिणैः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootविपुल-दक्षिण
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural

श्षशुर उवाच

Ś
śvaśura (father-in-law, speaker)
R
Rājasūya
A
Aśvamedha
D
dakṣiṇā
S
sattū (roasted grain flour)
B
Brahmaloka (realm of Brahmā)

Educational Q&A

Sincere charity, even when materially small, can surpass the merit of grand rituals performed with great wealth; inner intention and compassion elevate the fruit of action beyond external scale.

A father-in-law praises the recipient/donor, declaring that the merit gained from donating a small portion of sattū is incomparable—even to many lavish Rājasūya and Aśvamedha sacrifices—and that this gift has secured attainment of imperishable Brahmaloka.