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, तब उसके धर्मका हास नहीं होता। तुमने पत्नीके प्रेम और पुत्रके स्नेहपर भी दृष्टिपात न करके धर्मको ही श्रेष्ठ माना है और उसके सामने भूख-प्यासको भी कुछ नहीं गिना है
dharmam eva guruṁ jñātvā tṛṣṇā na gaṇitā tvayā |
धर्ममेव गुरुम् ज्ञात्वा तृष्णां न गणिता त्वया। यदा दानाभिरुचिः पुंसि जागर्ति, तदा तस्य धर्मो न हीयते। भार्याप्रेम्णि पुत्रस्नेहे च अनपेक्ष्य धर्ममेव श्रेष्ठं मन्यसे; तस्यार्थं क्षुधातृष्णे अपि तुच्छे कृतवती।
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.