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Shloka 24

Daśagrīva-boonāvaraṇa, Viṣṇv-avatāra-niyoga, Vānara-sahāya-janana, Mantharā-nirmāṇa

संविभक्ता च दाता च भोगवान्‌ सुखवान्‌ नर: । भवत्यहिंसकश्चैव परमारोग्यमश्चुते,“जो देवताओं और अतिथियोंको उनका भाग समर्पित करता है वह भोगसामग्रीसे सम्पन्न होता है। दान करनेवाला मनुष्य सुखी होता है। जो किसी भी प्राणीकी हिंसा नहीं करता उसे उत्तम आरोग्यकी प्राप्ति होती है

saṃvibhaktā ca dātā ca bhogavān sukhavān naraḥ | bhavaty ahiṃsakaś caiva paramārogyam aśnute ||

ヴァイシャンパーヤナは語った。「正しく分け与え、しかるべき取り分を—とりわけ神々と客人に—捧げる者は、享楽の資を備える。施しをなす者は幸いに生きる。さらに、あらゆる生きものに暴力を加えぬ者は、最上の健康を得る。」

संविभक्ताone who duly apportions/distributes
संविभक्ता:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसं + वि + √भज्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
दाताgiver, donor
दाता:
Karta
TypeNoun
Root√दा (दान)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
भोगवान्possessing enjoyments/means of enjoyment
भोगवान्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootभोगवत्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सुखवान्happy
सुखवान्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसुखवत्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
नरःman
नरः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootनर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
भवतिbecomes/is
भवति:
TypeVerb
Root√भू
FormPresent (Lat), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
अहिंसकःnon-violent person
अहिंसकः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअहिंसक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
एवindeed, certainly
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
परमारोग्यम्supreme health
परमारोग्यम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपरम-आरोग्य
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
उतेalso, moreover
उते:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśampāyana

Educational Q&A

The verse links three dharmic practices with their fruits: (1) proper sharing/offerings (especially honoring gods and guests) leads to prosperity and the capacity for enjoyment; (2) charity brings happiness; (3) non-violence toward all beings yields excellent health. It presents ethical conduct as the cause of tangible well-being.

Vaiśampāyana, as narrator, states a general dharma-teaching in aphoristic form. Rather than describing an action scene, he summarizes moral causality—how hospitality, generosity, and ahiṃsā produce prosperity, joy, and health—within the broader Vana Parva discourse on righteous living.