Shloka 266

Nṛga-upākhyāna: Brāhmaṇa-sva and the Consequence of Misappropriated Gift-Cattle (कृकलास-रूपे नृगोपाख्यानम्)

Devanagari script

न सीदति स कृच्छेषु न च दुर्गाण्यवाप्रुते । जिसको खोदखादकर खराब न कर दिया गया हो, ऐसे प्रादेशमात्र भूभागका भी जो दान करता है, वह न तो कभी दुर्गम संकटोंमें पड़ता है और न पड़नेपर कभी दुःखी ही होता है

Transliteration

na sīdati sa kṛcchreṣu na ca durgāṇy avāpnute |

Translation

Bhīṣma berkata: Sesiapa yang menderma walau sebidang tanah yang kecil, yang belum digali dan dirosakkan, tidak akan tenggelam ketika kesusahan; dan tidak pula terjerumus ke dalam bahaya yang sukar ditempuh—bahkan jika bahaya itu datang sekalipun, dia tidak menjadi sengsara. Pengajarannya ialah: pemberian hendaklah baik dan tidak rosak; dan derma yang benar menurut dharma menjadi pelindung ketika ditimpa kesukaran.

Word by Word

नnot

सीदतिsinks / becomes distressed

सःhe

कृच्छेषुin hardships / in difficulties

नnor / not

चand

दुर्गाणिdifficult straits / dangers

अवाप्नुतेattains / meets with

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhīṣma

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A gift should be sound and not deliberately damaged; giving such wholesome land (even a small portion) yields protective merit, so the giver does not succumb to hardships or perilous crises.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Anuśāsana Parva, Bhīṣma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma, especially the fruits and proper standards of dāna. Here he states the beneficial consequence of donating an undamaged piece of land: freedom from crushing distress and dangerous predicaments.