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Mahabharata — Shanti Parva, Shloka 22

Adhyāya 223: Nāradasya Guṇa-kathana

Catalogue of Nārada’s Virtues

यूपस्तवासीत्‌ सुमहान्‌ यजत: सर्वकाऊ्चन:

śakra uvāca | yūpas tavāsīt sumahān yajataḥ sarva-kāñcanaḥ | yajña-kāle samaye tubhyaṁ yajña-maṇḍapasya atyanta-viśālaḥ madhyavartī stambhaḥ pūrṇaḥ kāñcanamayaḥ āsīt | yadā tvaṁ nirantaraṁ daśa-daśa-koṭīr gāvaḥ sahasraśo dānaṁ karosi sma, daityāyāja, tadā tava manasi kīdṛśā vicārāḥ samutpannāḥ syuḥ ||

ឥន្ទ្រ (សក្រក) បានមានព្រះបន្ទូលថា៖ «សសរយូបៈរបស់អ្នកធំអស្ចារ្យណាស់ ហើយសម្រាប់អ្នកដែលកំពុងប្រតិបត្តិយជ្ញា សសរកណ្ដាលនៃមណ្ឌបយជ្ញាដ៏ធំទូលាយនោះ ត្រូវបានធ្វើឡើងទាំងស្រុងដោយមាស។ ហើយនៅពេលដែលអ្នកបានបរិច្ចាគគោរាប់សិបកោដិ ជាដងហើយដងទៀត ដោយមិនឈប់ឈរ—ឱ អ្នកធ្វើយជ្ញារបស់ពួកដៃត្យ—តើគំនិតអ្វីបានកើតឡើងក្នុងចិត្តអ្នកនៅពេលនោះ?»

यूपःsacrificial post
यूपः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootयूप
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तवof you/your
तव:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद्
FormGenitive, Singular
आसीत्was
आसीत्:
TypeVerb
Rootअस्
FormImperfect, 3rd, Singular
सुमहान्very great/huge
सुमहान्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसुमहत्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
यजतःof (you) sacrificing / while sacrificing
यजतः:
Adhikarana
TypeVerb
Rootयज्
FormShatr (present active participle), Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
सर्वकाञ्चनःentirely of gold / all-golden
सर्वकाञ्चनः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्वकाञ्चन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular

शक्र उवाच

शक्र (Indra)
यूप (sacrificial post)
यज्ञमण्डप (sacrificial pavilion)
गावः (cows)
दैत्य (Daityas/Asuras)

Educational Q&A

The verse probes the ethical core of ritual and charity: not merely the magnitude of offerings (golden ritual structures, vast cow-gifts) but the inner intention and mental attitude behind them—whether grounded in dharma, humility, and self-restraint or in pride, rivalry, and desire for fame or power.

Indra (Śakra) addresses a Daitya-associated sacrificer, recalling the extraordinary splendor of his sacrifice—especially the huge golden yūpa and immense repeated gifts of cows—and asks what thoughts motivated him during those acts, setting up a discussion on motive, merit, and the true value of sacrifice.