Shloka 15
सिद्धयन्त्यर्था: सदा तस्य कार्याणि विविधानि च । उपर्युपरि शत्रूणां वपुषा दीप्यते च सः
bhīṣma uvāca | siddhayanty arthāḥ sadā tasya kāryāṇi vividhāni ca | uparyupari śatrūṇāṃ vapuṣā dīpyate ca saḥ, rājendra |
രാജേന്ദ്രാ! അവന്റെ ലക്ഷ്യങ്ങൾ എല്ലായ്പ്പോഴും സഫലമാകും; പലവിധ പ്രവർത്തനങ്ങളും നിരന്തരം വിജയിക്കും. ശത്രുക്കൾക്കുമീതെ നിലകൊണ്ട് അവൻ തന്റെ ദീപ്തമായ ദേഹതേജസ്സാൽ പ്രകാശിക്കും।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Steady, practical charity—specifically supporting the daily needs of virtuous Brahmins (such as providing firewood for cooking and warmth)—is praised as a dharmic act that brings consistent success in one’s aims and confers social and moral ascendancy, symbolized by ‘shining’ and being ‘above enemies.’
In Anushasana Parva, Bhishma instructs the king on dharma and the fruits of various gifts. Here he states the beneficial results that accrue to a donor: the person’s endeavors succeed, and he gains a superior, radiant standing over adversaries.