Shloka 7
Adhyāya 33: Antarvedī-Samāgama, Arghya-Nirṇaya, and Śiśupāla’s Objection
धर्म्यर्धनागमैस्तस्य ववृधे निचयो महान् । कर्तु यस्य न शक््येत क्षयो वर्षशतैरपि,धर्मपूर्वक प्राप्त होनेवाले धनकी आयसे उनका महान् धन-भण्डार इतना बढ़ गया था कि सैकड़ों वर्षोतक खुले हाथ लुटानेपर भी उसे समाप्त नहीं किया जा सकता था
dharmyārthanāgamais tasya vavṛdhe nicayo mahān | kartu yasya na śakyeta kṣayo varṣaśatair api ||
ด้วยทรัพย์ที่ได้มาด้วยธรรมและโดยทางอันชอบ คลังมหาสมบัติของพระองค์จึงเพิ่มพูนไพศาลนัก ถึงแม้จะทรงใช้จ่ายอย่างเอื้อเฟื้อไปอีกนับร้อยปี ก็ยังมิอาจร่อยหรอจนสิ้นได้
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Wealth gained through dharmic, lawful means is portrayed as enduring and socially beneficial; it supports sustained giving and stability, unlike wealth obtained through adharma which is morally and practically precarious.
The narrator describes the extraordinary growth of a person’s treasury due to righteous sources of income, emphasizing that the accumulation became so immense it could not be depleted even over centuries of lavish expenditure.