Śāṇḍilī–Sumanā-saṃvāda: Sat-strī-samudācāra and Pati-dharma
Conduct of the Virtuous Wife
तन्नः प्रत्यक्षमेवेदमुपलभ्यमसंशयम् । श्रीमन्तः प्राप्तुवन्त्यर्थान् दानं यज्ञं तथा सुखम्
tan naḥ pratyakṣam evedaṃ upalabhyam asaṃśayam | śrīmantaḥ prāptuvanty arthān dānaṃ yajñaṃ tathā sukham ||
ວະຍາສະ ກ່າວວ່າ: ນີ້ແມ່ນສິ່ງທີ່ເຫັນຢູ່ຕໍ່ໜ້າພວກເຮົາ ແລະ ເຂົ້າໃຈໄດ້ໂດຍບໍ່ມີຄວາມສົງໄສ: ເມື່ອຜູ້ມັ່ງຄັ່ງໄດ້ຮັບຊັບສິນ ເຂົາເຈົ້ານຳໄປໃຊ້ເພື່ອທານ, ເພື່ອຍັດຍາ (ພິທີບູຊາ), ແລະ ເພື່ອຊື່ນຊົມຄວາມສຸກອັນຖືກທຳມະ.
व्यास उवाच
Wealth is ethically meaningful when it is directed toward dharmic ends—generosity (dāna), sacred obligations (yajña), and legitimate enjoyment (sukha) rather than hoarding or misuse.
Vyāsa states an observation presented as self-evident: prosperous people, upon gaining resources, typically channel them into charity, ritual duty, and rightful enjoyment—supporting a broader instruction on conduct and the proper use of wealth.