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Shloka 18

Adhyāya 9: Pratiśruta-Dāna

The Duty to Fulfill Promised Gifts

न हर्तव्यं विप्रधन क्षन्तव्यं तेषु नित्यश: । बालाश्व नावमन्तव्या दरिद्रा: कृपणा अपि

na hartavyaṃ vipradhanaṃ kṣantavyaṃ teṣu nityaśaḥ | bālāś ca nāvamantavyā daridrāḥ kṛpaṇā api ||

బ్రాహ్మణుల ధనాన్ని ఎప్పటికీ అపహరించకూడదు. వారు తప్పు చేసినా కూడా వారి పట్ల నిత్యం క్షమాభావమే కలిగి ఉండాలి. వారు బాలులైనా, దరిద్రులైనా, దీనులైనా—అవమానించకూడదు.

not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
हर्तव्यम्should not be taken/stolen
हर्तव्यम्:
TypeVerb
Rootहृ (धातु)
Formतव्यत्, Neuter, Nominative, Singular, obligation/necessity (gerundive)
विप्रधनम्a Brahmin's wealth
विप्रधनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootविप्र-धन
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
क्षन्तव्यम्should be forgiven/endured
क्षन्तव्यम्:
TypeVerb
Rootक्षम (धातु)
Formतव्यत्, Neuter, Nominative, Singular, obligation/necessity (gerundive)
तेषुtowards/in the case of them (those Brahmins)
तेषु:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Locative, Plural
नित्यशःalways
नित्यशः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनित्यशः
बालाःchildren/young ones
बालाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootबाल
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
अश्वाःhorses
अश्वाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअश्व
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
अवमन्तव्याःshould not be despised/insulted
अवमन्तव्याः:
TypeVerb
Rootअव-मन् (धातु)
Formतव्यत्, Masculine, Nominative, Plural, obligation/necessity (gerundive)
दरिद्राःpoor
दरिद्राः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootदरिद्र
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
कृपणाःwretched/miserable
कृपणाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootकृपण
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
अपिeven/also
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhīṣma
V
vipra (brāhmaṇa)

Educational Q&A

Do not appropriate a brāhmaṇa’s property; maintain forgiveness toward brāhmaṇas even when they err; never despise them even if they are young, poor, or pitiable—dharma requires restraint, reverence, and forbearance.

In the Anuśāsana-parvan’s instruction section, Bhīṣma is delivering ethical guidance on righteous conduct, emphasizing social and moral duties toward brāhmaṇas, including non-stealing, patience, and avoidance of contempt.