Shloka 69

Devanagari script

दधाति यः स्वकर्मणा ददाति यस्य कस्यचित्‌ | अबुद्धिमोहजैर्गुणैः: स एक एव युज्यते,जो पुरुष अपने सत्कर्मोद्वारा धर्मको धारण करता है और जिस किसीको भी निष्कामभावसे दान देता है, वह अकेला ही मोहरहित बुद्धिसे प्राप्त होनेवाले गुणोंसे संयुक्त होता है

Transliteration

dadhāti yaḥ svakarmaṇā dadāti yasya kasyacit | abuddhi-mohajair guṇaiḥ sa eka eva yujyate ||

Translation

ತನ್ನ ಸ್ವಕರ್ಮದಿಂದ ಧರ್ಮವನ್ನು ಧರಿಸಿ, ಯಾರಿಗಾದರೂ ನಿಷ್ಕಾಮಭಾವದಿಂದ ದಾನ ಮಾಡುವವನು—ಮೋಹರಹಿತ, ನಿರ್ಮಲ ಬುದ್ಧಿಯಿಂದ ಉದ್ಭವಿಸುವ ಗುಣಗಳಿಂದ ನಿಜವಾಗಿ ಯುಕ್ತನಾಗುತ್ತಾನೆ.

Word by Word

दधातिholds, maintains

यःwho

स्वकर्मणाby his own action/deed

ददातिgives

यस्यof whom / whose

कस्यचित्to someone (anyone)

अबुद्धिमोहजैःby qualities born of non-delusion of intellect

गुणैःwith qualities

सःhe

एकःalone, one

एवindeed, only

युज्यतेis joined/possessed (is endowed)

Speaker

व्यास उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vyāsa

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

True virtue is shown by sustaining dharma through one’s own rightful duties (svakarma) and giving without selfish motive; such a person is characterized by qualities grounded in clear understanding rather than delusion.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the didactic setting of the Śānti Parva, Vyāsa articulates a moral criterion for excellence: the person who lives by duty and practices impartial, desireless giving is singled out as genuinely endowed with higher virtues.