Shloka 36
धर्मनिन्दा–धर्मोपासनाफलम् तथा साध्वाचारलक्षणम्
Fruits of Disparaging vs. Observing Dharma; Marks of Good Conduct
ददाति यजते यज्जैः समृद्धैराप्तदक्षिणै: । अधीत्य स्वर्गमन्विच्छंस्त्रेताग्निशरण: सदा
dadāti yajate yajjaiḥ samṛddhair āptadakṣiṇaiḥ | adhītya svargam anvicchaṁs tretāgniśaraṇaḥ sadā ||
ພຣະມະເຫສະວະຣະກ່າວວ່າ: ລາວໃຫ້ທານ; ລາວບູຊາດ້ວຍພິທີຍັດຍະອັນຮຸ່ງເຮືອງ ພ້ອມຄ່າທັກສິນາ (ຄ່າຕອບແທນພຣາຫມະ) ທີ່ຖືກຕ້ອງແລະພໍຄວນ. ເມື່ອຮຽນວິເທດແລ້ວ ແລະປາຖະໜາສະຫວັນ ລາວຍຶດໝັ້ນພຶ່ງພາໄຟສັກສິດທັງສາມ ແລະຮັກສາການບູຊານັ້ນຢູ່ເສມອ. ຄວາມປະພຶດນີ້ແມ່ນໝາຍເຖິງກະສັດ/ກະສັດຊັ້ນສູງຢ່າງແທ້—ຜູ້ທີ່ການປົກຄອງແລະວິໄນຕົນເອງຕັ້ງຢູ່ເທິງວິເທດ, ການໃຫ້ທານ, ແລະຄວາມຮັບຜິດຊອບພິທີກຳຢ່າງສະໝໍ້ສະເໝີ.
श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse defines exemplary royal/kshatriya conduct through three pillars: generosity (dāna), Vedic sacrifice with proper dakṣiṇā (yajña done rightly), and disciplined Vedic life centered on the maintenance of the three sacred fires—actions pursued with an eye to dharma and the promised fruit of svarga.
In Anuśāsana Parva’s instructional setting, Maheśvara is describing the traits that qualify someone as a superior kshatriya/king. The focus is not on battle but on the ruler’s ritual obligations, learning, and public-spirited virtue as standards of legitimacy and excellence.