Shloka 19
माधवी-प्रदानम् (Mādhavī Offered to Gālava) — Udyoga Parva 113
यावन्ति रोमाणि हये भवन्तीह नरेश्वर । तावन्तो वाजिनो लोकान प्राप्तुवन्ति महीपते,“नरेश्वर! भूपाल! यहाँ (दान किये हुए) घोड़ेके शरीरमें जितने रोएँ होते हैं, दान करनेवाले लोगोंको (परलोकमें) उतने ही घोड़े प्राप्त होते हैं
yāvanti romāṇi haye bhavantīha nareśvara | tāvanto vājino lokān prāptuvanti mahīpate ||
നരേശ്വരാ, മഹീപതേ! ഇവിടെ ദാനമായി നൽകിയ കുതിരയുടെ ശരീരത്തിൽ എത്ര രോമങ്ങളുണ്ടോ, പരലോകങ്ങളിൽ ദാനിക്ക് അത്രയും കുതിരകൾ ലഭിക്കും.
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches the dharmic principle that generous giving (dāna), here specifically the gift of a horse, yields proportionate and abundant merit, described through a vivid measure: as many hairs on the donated horse, so many horses are gained in the afterlife.
Nārada addresses a king and extols the fruit of horse-gifting, using a phalaśruti-style statement to motivate righteous generosity and to frame dāna as a kingly virtue with lasting otherworldly results.