Droṇānīka-praveśa: Arjuna’s respectful appeal to Droṇa and renewed advance toward Jayadratha (द्रोणानीकप्रवेशः)
शतं निष्कसहस्राणि गवां चाप्ययुतानि षट् । उत्थायोत्थाय स प्रादात् परिसंवत्सरान् शतम्,वे सौ वर्षोतक प्रतिदिन प्रातःकाल उठकर एक लाख साठ हजार गौ, दस हजार अभ्व तथा एक लाख स्वर्णमुद्रा दान करते थे
śataṁ niṣkasahasrāṇi gavāṁ cāpy ayutāni ṣaṭ | utthāyotthāy sa prādāt parisaṁvatsarān śatam ||
ナーラダは言った。「彼は朝ごとに幾度も起き、布施を与えた――まる一百年のあいだ――幾十万のニシュカ(niṣka、金貨)と、さらに六万の牛を。」この偈は、長き歳月にわたり日々欠かさず行われた、規律ある施与を讃え、ダーナ(布施)を一度きりの誇示ではなく、揺るがぬ倫理の修行として示している。
नारद उवाच
The verse teaches that dharma is strengthened through consistent, long-term generosity. Ethical giving is portrayed as a disciplined daily vow sustained over years, not merely an occasional act.
Nārada describes a person’s extraordinary pattern of charity: rising each day and repeatedly giving vast wealth—gold (niṣkas) and large numbers of cows—continuously for a hundred years, emphasizing the scale and regularity of the donations.