Shloka 16

दानफलप्रकरणम् — उपानहदानं, तिलदानं, भूमिदानं, गोदानं, अन्नदानं च

Gifts and Their Stated Results: Footwear, Sesame, Land, Cows, and Food

Devanagari script

ये चान्ये भूमिमिच्छेयु: कुर्युरेवं न संशय: । यः साधोर्भूमिमादत्ते न भूमिं विन्दते तु सः

Transliteration

ye cānye bhūmim iccheyuḥ kuryur evaṃ na saṃśayaḥ | yaḥ sādhōr bhūmim ādatte na bhūmiṃ vindate tu saḥ ||

Translation

ଭୀଷ୍ମ କହିଲେ—ଯେ ଅନ୍ୟମାନେ ଭବିଷ୍ୟ ଜନ୍ମରେ ଭୂମି ପାଇବାକୁ ଇଚ୍ଛା କରନ୍ତି, ସେମାନେ ମଧ୍ୟ ଏହି ଜନ୍ମରେ ଏହିପରି ଭୂମିଦାନ କରିବା ଉଚିତ୍—ଏଥିରେ ସନ୍ଦେହ ନାହିଁ। କିନ୍ତୁ ଯେ ଛଳ କିମ୍ବା ବଳଦ୍ୱାରା ସାଧୁ-ପୁରୁଷର ଭୂମି ହରଣ କରେ, ସେ ପୁଣ୍ୟରୂପ ଭୂମିଲାଭ ପାଉନାହିଁ।

Word by Word

• ये: who (those who)
• ये: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अन्ये: others
• अन्ये: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• भूमिम्: land, earth (as property)
• भूमिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमि
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• इच्छेयुः: would desire
• Type: Verb
• Root: इष्
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• कुर्युः: should do, should perform
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• एवम्: thus, in this way
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• संशयः: doubt
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• यः: who (he who)
• यः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• साधोः: of a good/virtuous man
• Type: Noun
• Root: साधु
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• भूमिम्: land
• भूमिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमि
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• आदत्ते: takes away, appropriates
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-दा
• Form: Present (Lat), Third, Singular, Atmanepada

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• भूमिम्: land
• भूमिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमि
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• विन्दते: finds, obtains
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद्
• Form: Present (Lat), Third, Singular, Atmanepada

• तु: but
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse teaches that one who desires prosperity and rightful possession of land should practice bhūmi-dāna (donation of land) and that forcibly or deceitfully taking a virtuous person’s land leads to loss of merit and failure to truly attain land’s benefits.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Bhishma’s instruction to Yudhishthira within the Anushasana Parva’s dharma-teachings, he emphasizes the religious-ethical value of land-gifting and condemns land-grabbing from the righteous as adharma with negative karmic consequences.