Shloka 82

Devanagari script

निधिगर्भा ददद्‌ भूमिं सर्वरत्नपरिच्छदाम्‌ | अक्षयॉल्लभते लोकान्‌ भूमिंसत्र हि तस्य तत्‌,जो भूमि गन्नेके वृक्षोंसे आच्छादित हो, जिसपर जौ और गेहूँकी खेती लहलहा रही हो अथवा जहाँ बैल और घोड़े आदि वाहन भरे हों, जिसके नीचे खजाना गड़ा हो तथा जो सब प्रकारके रत्नमय उपकरणोंसे अलंकृत हो, ऐसी भूमिको अपने बाहुबलसे जीतकर जो राजा दान कर देता है, उसे अक्षय लोक प्राप्त होते हैं। उसका वह दान भूमियज्ञ कहलाता है

Transliteration

nidhigarbhā dadad bhūmiṁ sarvaratnaparicchadām | akṣayāl labhate lokān bhūmiṁsatra hi tasya tat |

Translation

Bhīṣma berkata: “Sesiapa yang mengurniakan tanah—yang mengandungi harta terpendam dan dilengkapi segala jenis permata serta peralatan bernilai—mencapai alam yang tidak binasa. Sesungguhnya, bagi dirinya pemberian itu menjadi ‘bhūmi-satra’ (tata-upacara korban tanah), kerana tanah menanggung kemakmuran dan menyokong kesejahteraan makhluk.”

Word by Word

निधिगर्भाhaving treasure in its womb (containing buried treasure)

ददत्giving

भूमिम्land, earth

सर्वरत्नपरिच्छदाम्adorned/covered with all kinds of jewels

अक्षयात्from the imperishable (source); inexhaustibly

लभतेobtains

लोकान्worlds, realms

भूमिसत्रम्the land-sacrifice (gift of land as a sacrifice)

हिindeed, for

तस्यof him, his

तत्that (gift/act)

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhīṣma

bhūmi (land)

nidhi (treasure)

ratna (gems)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Donating land—especially land of great value and productive potential—is praised as an exceptionally meritorious act, comparable to a sacrificial rite, and is said to yield ‘imperishable’ spiritual results (akṣaya lokas).

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Anuśāsana Parva’s instruction on dharma and gifts, Bhīṣma teaches Yudhiṣṭhira about the greatness of dāna by highlighting land-gift as a supreme form of charity, framing it as a yajña-like act (bhūmi-satra).