Shloka 34
Praise of Digging Wells and Building Water-Reservoirs
The Merit of Water-Works
क्षयं यास्यति नो वित्तं नोचेन्मे धर्मतो हि सा । बाढमुक्त्वायुतं तस्य गृहीत्वा स्वगृहं गतः
kṣayaṃ yāsyati no vittaṃ nocenme dharmato hi sā | bāḍhamuktvāyutaṃ tasya gṛhītvā svagṛhaṃ gataḥ
“నా ధనం తగ్గదు; ఇది ధర్మప్రకారమే ఇవ్వబడుతోంది.” అని చెప్పి “సరే” అని అతనివద్ద నుండి పదివేలు తీసుకొని తన ఇంటికి వెళ్లెను.
Unspecified in the provided excerpt (context needed from surrounding verses).
Concept: People often cloak self-interest in the language of dharma; true dharma requires purity of intention, not merely correct-sounding words.
Application: Before calling an action ‘right,’ examine motive: is it compassion and fairness, or profit and pride? Keep financial dealings transparent and non-exploitative.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A man accepts a heavy purse of ten-thousand coins, speaking smoothly of ‘dharma’ as he turns back toward his house. Behind him, the other party watches with uneasy eyes, sensing that the calm words conceal a darker intention.","primary_figures":["money-taker (instigator)","giver","bystanders"],"setting":"street leading from a public meeting place to a private home, with coin pouch and doorway threshold symbolism","lighting_mood":"golden dawn","color_palette":["warm ochre","coin-gold","dusty rose","teak brown","soft white"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: figure receiving a coin pouch at a doorway, gold leaf on coins and ornaments, rich reds/greens, architectural detailing, expressive faces showing smooth confidence vs quiet worry.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: gentle dawn street scene with delicate shading, the coin pouch prominent, subtle psychological contrast in facial expressions, minimalistic buildings and a pale sky.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines, stylized doorway and coin pouch, warm pigments, narrative clarity with moral contrast emphasized through posture and gaze.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: narrative vignette framed by floral borders, symbolic threshold and coin motifs, deep blue accents with gold highlights, peacocks and lotuses as moral witnesses."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["coin jingle","footsteps on stone","soft murmurs","morning birds"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: नोचेनमे = न + चेत् + मे; बाढमुक्त्वायुतं = बाढम् + उक्त्वा + अयुतम्
FAQs
It frames the transfer of wealth as legitimate when aligned with dharma—suggesting that righteous giving/receiving does not constitute moral loss and need not be feared as “diminishing” one’s wealth.
“Ayuta” denotes the number ten thousand, used here as a specific quantified sum that is taken/received.
Not directly in this excerpt; it focuses on dharma and a monetary transaction. Any Bhakti or sacred-geography angle would depend on the broader narrative context in Adhyaya 57.