Shloka 5
Yudhiṣṭhira’s Post-Accession Settlements and Approach to Vāsudeva (युधिष्ठिरस्य राज्यस्थापनं वासुदेवाभिगमनं च)
ब्राह्मणानां सहस्नं च स्नातकानां महात्मनाम् । सहस्र॑ निष्कमेकैकं दापयामास पाण्डव:
brāhmaṇānāṁ sahasraṁ ca snātakānāṁ mahātmanām | sahasraṁ niṣkam ekaikaṁ dāpayāmāsa pāṇḍavaḥ | tat paścāt sahasroṁ mahāmanā snātaka-brāhmaṇeṣu pratyekaṁ pāṇuputra yudhiṣṭhirena eka-ekaṁ sahasraṁ suvarṇa-mudrāḥ dāpitāḥ |
ત્યારબાદ ધર્મદানে તત્પર પાંડવ (યુધિષ્ઠિર)એ મહાત્મા સ્નાતક બ્રાહ્મણોના સહસ્રમાંના પ્રત્યેકને એક-એક સહસ્ર નિષ્ક (સુવર્ણમુદ્રા) અપાવ્યા.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dāna as a royal duty: wealth should be redistributed in a dharmic way, especially to the learned and disciplined (snātaka Brāhmaṇas), as part of restoring ethical order after upheaval.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that Yudhiṣṭhira arranges a large-scale gift: a thousand snātaka Brāhmaṇas each receive a thousand niṣkas (gold coins), reflecting his commitment to righteous governance and post-war reconciliation through lawful generosity.