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 |
तत्पश्चात् धर्मदान में तत्पर पाण्डव (युधिष्ठिर) ने सहस्रों महात्मा स्नातक ब्राह्मणों में से प्रत्येक को एक-एक सहस्र निष्क (स्वर्णमुद्राएँ) दिलवायीं।
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.