Shloka 46

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

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

Devanagari script

आदित्या इव दीप्यन्ते तेजसा भुवि मानवा: । ददन्ति वसुधां स्फीतां ये वेदविदुषि द्विजे

Transliteration

Ādityā iva dīpyante tejasā bhuvi mānavāḥ | Dadanti vasudhāṃ sphītāṃ ye vedaviduṣi dvije ||

Translation

ଆଦିତ୍ୟମାନେ ଯେପରି ତେଜରେ ଦୀପ୍ତ, ସେପରି ମନୁଷ୍ୟମାନେ ମଧ୍ୟ ପୃଥିବୀରେ ନିଜ ତେଜରେ ଉଜ୍ଜ୍ୱଳ ହୁଅନ୍ତି—ବିଶେଷକରି ଯେମାନେ ବେଦବିଦ୍ ଦ୍ୱିଜଙ୍କୁ ସମୃଦ୍ଧ ଓ ଉର୍ବର ଭୂମି ଦାନ କରନ୍ତି।

Word by Word

• आदित्याः: the suns (Adityas)
• आदित्याः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदित्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• इव: like, as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• दीप्यन्ते: shine, blaze
• Type: Verb
• Root: दीप्
• Form: Present, Indicative, Atmanepada, Third, Plural

• तेजसा: by (their) splendor
• तेजसा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• भुवि: on earth
• भुवि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भू
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• मानवाः: men, humans
• मानवाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• ददन्ति: give
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा
• Form: Present, Indicative, Parasmaipada, Third, Plural

• वसुधाम्: the earth/land
• वसुधाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसुधा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• स्फीताम्: prosperous, abundant
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्फीत
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

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

• वेदविदुषि: in/unto a Veda-knowing (person)
• वेदविदुषि: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वेदविदुष्
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• द्विजे: to/for a twice-born (brahmin)
• द्विजे: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• Adityas
• Veda-knowing Brahmin (dvija)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

True radiance (tejas) in human life comes from dharmic generosity—especially the gift of prosperous land to a genuinely Veda-learned Brahmin—because it supports sacred learning and is praised as a high form of dana.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Anushasana Parva, Bhishma is instructing Yudhishthira on dharma and the fruits of various gifts. Here he extols bhu-dana (land-gift) given to a qualified Veda-knower, saying such donors shine on earth like the solar deities.