Shloka 923
Adhyāya 90: Babhruvāhana’s Reception and the Commencement of Yudhiṣṭhira’s Aśvamedha
धर्ममेव गुरु ज्ञात्वा तृष्णा न गणिता त्वया । “जब मनुष्यमें दानविषयक रुचि जाग्रत् होती है
dharmam eva guruṁ jñātvā tṛṣṇā na gaṇitā tvayā |
ଧର୍ମକୁ ହିଁ ଗୁରୁ ଜାଣି ତୁମେ ତୃଷ୍ଣାକୁ ମଧ୍ୟ କିଛି ଗଣିଲ ନାହିଁ। ଯେତେବେଳେ ମନୁଷ୍ୟରେ ଦାନପ୍ରବୃତ୍ତି ଜାଗେ, ସେତେବେଳେ ତାହାର ଧର୍ମ ହ୍ରାସ ପାଏ ନାହିଁ। ତୁମେ ପତ୍ନୀପ୍ରେମ ଓ ପୁତ୍ରସ୍ନେହକୁ ମଧ୍ୟ ଅନଦେଖା କରି ଧର୍ମକୁ ହିଁ ଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ ମାନିଛ; ତାହା ପାଇଁ ଭୁଖ-ତିର୍ଷ୍ଣାକୁ ମଧ୍ୟ ତୁଚ୍ଛ କରିଛ।
श्षशुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Dharma is to be treated as the highest authority; when one’s commitment to righteous giving and duty awakens, one does not let bodily cravings (hunger, thirst) or even powerful family attachments override moral responsibility.
A father-in-law addresses someone he is evaluating or praising, commending him for prioritizing dharma above personal comfort and familial affection, highlighting his steadfastness and ethical resolve.