Shloka 18
गोप्रदानगुणाः तथा कपिलागोविधानम्
Merits of Cow-Gift and the Origin-Account of Kapilā Cows
यो वै द्यूते धनं जित्वा गा: क्रीत्वा सम्प्रयच्छति । स दिव्यमयुतं शक्र वर्षाणां फलमश्लुते
yo vai dyūte dhanaṃ jitvā gāḥ krītvā samprayacchati | sa divyam ayutaṃ śakra varṣāṇāṃ phalam aśnute, śakra ||
ビーシュマは言った。「おおシャクラ（インドラ）よ、賭博の骰子で財を得て、その財で牛を買い、施しとして与える者は、その功徳の果を一万の天年にわたり享受する。」
पितामह उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even wealth gained through a questionable means like gambling can become a source of great merit if it is transformed into righteous charity—here, specifically by buying cows and donating them, an act praised as highly meritorious.
Bhishma (Pitāmaha) is instructing about the fruits of charitable acts. Addressing Indra as Śakra, he states the reward—ten thousand divine years of enjoying the merit—for one who converts gambling winnings into the gift of cows.