Shloka 12
Vasiṣṭhasya śokaḥ, Vipāśā–Śatadrū-nāmākaraṇam, Kalmāṣapādasya bhaya-prasaṅgaḥ (Ādi Parva 167)
उपयाज कृते तस्मिन् गवां दातास्मि ते<र्बुदम् । यद् वा तेडन्यद् द्विजश्रेष्ठ मनस: सुप्रियं भवेत् । सर्व तत् ते प्रदाताहं न हि मेउत्रास्ति संशय:
upayāja kṛte tasmin gavāṃ dātāsmi te 'rbudam | yad vā te 'nyad dvijaśreṣṭha manasaḥ supriyaṃ bhavet | sarvaṃ tat te pradātāhaṃ na hi me 'trāsti saṃśayaḥ ||
“ໂອ ອຸປະຍາຊະ, ເມື່ອພິທີນັ້ນສຳເລັດ ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າຈະປະທານງົວໜຶ່ງອັຣບຸດ (ສິບກໍດິ) ໃຫ້ແກ່ທ່ານ. ຫຼື ໂອ ຜູ້ປະເສີດໃນພວກທະວິຊະ, ຖ້າມີສິ່ງອື່ນໃດທີ່ໃຈທ່ານພໍໃຈຢ່າງຍິ່ງ ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າຈະປະທານທັງໝົດນັ້ນໃຫ້—ບໍ່ມີຄວາມສົງໄສໃນໃຈຂ້າພະເຈົ້າເລີຍ.”
ब्राह्मण उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the social-ethical power of dāna (gift-giving) and royal patronage in ritual contexts: a king seeks a desired outcome through a rite and binds himself by a public promise of lavish reward, raising questions about intention—whether gifts are pure generosity or instruments to secure personal aims.
A patron (in context, King Drupada) addresses the Brahmin Upayāja, promising an enormous reward—an arbuda of cows—and any other heart-pleasing gifts once the requested ritual is successfully completed.