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Shloka 20

अन्नदान-प्रशंसा (Praise of the Gift of Food) | Annadāna-Praśaṃsā

एष ते विततो यज्ञ: श्रद्धापूत: सदक्षिण: । विशिष्ट: सर्वयज्ञेभ्यो ददतस्तात वर्तताम्‌,तात! तुम्हारे द्वारा किया जानेवाला विशाल दान-यज्ञ श्रद्धासे पवित्र एवं दक्षिणासे युक्त है। वह सब यज्ञोंसे बढ़कर है। तुझ दाताका वह यज्ञ सदा चालू रहे

eṣa te vitato yajñaḥ śraddhāpūtaḥ sadakṣiṇaḥ | viśiṣṭaḥ sarvayajñebhyo dadatastāta vartatām ||

ภีษมะกล่าวว่า—“ดูลูกรัก ยัญญะแห่งทานของเจ้าซึ่งแผ่ไพศาลนี้ บริสุทธิ์ด้วยศรัทธาและพร้อมด้วยทักษิณาอันสมควร ยิ่งกว่ายัญญะทั้งปวง โอ้ผู้เป็นที่รัก เมื่อเจ้าดำรงการให้ทานอยู่ ขอให้ยัญญะนี้ของเจ้าดำเนินไปไม่ขาดสาย”

एषःthis (he/it)
एषः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तेof you / your
ते:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
Form—, Genitive, Singular
विततःexpanded, extensive
विततः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootवितत
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
यज्ञःsacrifice; (here) sacrificial act of giving
यज्ञः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
श्रद्धाby faith
श्रद्धा:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootश्रद्धा
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Singular
पूतःpurified
पूतः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootपूत
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
with
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
दक्षिणःwith sacrificial fee/gift (dakṣiṇā)
दक्षिणः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootदक्षिणा
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Singular
विशिष्टःdistinguished, superior
विशिष्टः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootविशिष्ट
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सर्वयज्ञेभ्यःthan all sacrifices
सर्वयज्ञेभ्यः:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootसर्वयज्ञ
FormMasculine, Ablative, Plural
ददतःof (you) who are giving
ददतः:
Adhikarana
TypeVerb
Rootदा
FormPresent (Shatru-participle), —, Singular, Genitive singular masculine/neuter participle
तातdear one; son (vocative)
तात:
TypeNoun
Rootतात
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
वर्तताम्let it continue / may it proceed
वर्तताम्:
TypeVerb
Rootवृत्
FormImperative, Third, Singular, Atmanepada

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhishma
T
the addressed recipient (tāta; likely Yudhisthira in context)
Y
yajña (sacrifice)
D
dakṣiṇā (sacrificial gift/fee)

Educational Q&A

Bhishma teaches that generous giving, when performed with śraddhā (sincere faith) and accompanied by proper dakṣiṇā (appropriate gifts to the deserving), becomes a superior form of yajña—an ongoing ethical sacrifice that can surpass ritual offerings.

In the Anushasana Parva’s instruction on dharma, Bhishma praises the listener’s practice of charitable giving as a vast, faith-purified sacrifice and blesses it to continue unceasingly.