Shloka 24
छत्रोपानहदानफलप्रशंसा — Praise of the Merit of Donating Umbrella and Footwear
ततस्तदौषधीनां च वीरुधां पुष्पपत्रजम् । सर्व वर्षाभिनिर्वत्तमन्न॑ं सम्भवति प्रभो
tatastad-auṣadhīnāṁ ca vīrudhāṁ puṣpa-patrajam | sarva-varṣābhinirvattam annaṁ sambhavati prabho ||
ビーシュマは言った。「その（雨水）から、さまざまな薬草や蔓草が生じ、花や葉もまた育つ。主よ、概してあらゆる穀物と食は、雨の水によってこそ生まれるのだ。」
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Rain is presented as a primary support of life: it generates herbs, vegetation, and ultimately food-grain. The ethical implication is gratitude and responsible conduct (dharma) toward the natural order that sustains society.
Bhīṣma is instructing his listener (addressed as ‘prabho’) within Anuśāsana Parva, explaining the causal chain by which rain-water leads to the growth of plants and the production of food, reinforcing a didactic point about sustenance and order.