Shloka 17

गोप्रदान-भूमिदान-विधि

Gopradāna–Bhūmidāna Guidelines and Recipient Eligibility

Devanagari script

पुत्राज्छियं च लभते यश्छत्र॑ सम्प्रयच्छति । न चनक्षुव्याधिं लभते यज्ञभागमथाश्षुते

Transliteration

putrān śriyaṁ ca labhate yaś chatraṁ samprayacchati | na ca netravyādhiṁ labhate yajñabhāgam athāśnute ||

Translation

पुत्रान् श्रियं च लभते यः छत्रं सम्प्रयच्छति। न चाक्ष्णो व्याधिं लभते यज्ञभागमथाश्नुते॥

Word by Word

• पुत्रान्: sons
• पुत्रान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• श्रियं: prosperity, fortune (Lakshmi)
• श्रियं: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

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

• लभते: obtains
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Atmanepada

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

• छत्रम्: umbrella
• छत्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: छत्र
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• सम्प्रयच्छति: gives, bestows
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-यम् (सम् + प्र + यम्)
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

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

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

• अक्षि-व्याधिम्: eye-disease
• अक्षि-व्याधिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अक्षि-व्याधि
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• लभते: obtains (gets afflicted with)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Atmanepada

• यज्ञ-भागम्: share/portion in a sacrifice
• यज्ञ-भागम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ-भाग
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अथ: and then / also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• अश्नुते: enjoys, partakes of, obtains
• Type: Verb
• Root: अश्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Atmanepada

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• chatra (parasol/umbrella)
• yajña (sacrifice)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse teaches dāna-dharma: gifting a parasol—an emblem of shelter and dignity—yields auspicious results such as prosperity, progeny, health (especially of the eyes), and ongoing participation in sacrificial merit.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Anuśāsana Parva, Bhīṣma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on ethical duties and the fruits of various gifts. Here he specifies the merit gained by donating a chatra (parasol).