Shloka 2
Adhyāya 64: Dāna-prakāra—Suvarṇa, Pānīya-dāna, Ghṛta-dāna, and Upakaraṇa-dāna
Utility Gifts
एतदिच्छामि विज्ञातुं याथातथ्येन भारत । विद्वन् जिज्ञासमानाय दानधर्मान् प्रचक्ष्व मे
Yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
Etad icchāmi vijñātuṁ yāthātathyena Bhārata |
Vidvan jijñāsamānāya dānadharmān pracakṣva me ||
ຢຸທິສຖິຣ ກ່າວວ່າ: «ໂອ ພາຣະຕະ, ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າປາຖະໜາຮູ້ເລື່ອງນີ້ໃຫ້ຖືກຕ້ອງຕາມຄວາມເປັນຈິງ. ໂອ ຜູ້ຮູ້, ຕໍ່ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າຜູ້ກະຫາຍຮູ້ ຂໍຈົ່ງອະທິບາຍທຳວ່າດ້ວຍການໃຫ້ທານ—ເພື່ອໃຫ້ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າຈຳແນກໄດ້ຕາມສັດສ່ວນແລະການກຳນົດການ: ທານແບບໃດຄວນຖວາຍ, ແກ່ໃຜ, ດ້ວຍເຈດຕະນາໃດ, ແລະການກະທຳນັ້ນໃຫ້ຜົນເກີນຄວາມຕາຍແນວໃດ».
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames dharma as something to be learned through precise inquiry: Yudhiṣṭhira seeks an exact, truth-aligned account of dāna-dharma, implying that ethical giving depends on right understanding of context, recipient, intention, and method.
In the Anuśāsana Parva’s instruction setting, Yudhiṣṭhira addresses a learned authority (traditionally Bhīṣma) and requests a detailed exposition of the principles of charity, preparing for a broader teaching on how giving yields spiritual and posthumous merit.