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Shloka 17

Śāṇḍilī–Sumanā-saṃvāda: Sat-strī-samudācāra and Pati-dharma

Conduct of the Virtuous Wife

यानीमान्युत्तमानीह वेदोक्तानि प्रशंससि । तेषां श्रेष्ठतरं दानमिति मे नात्र संशय:,तुम जिन-जिन वेदोक्त उत्तम कर्मोंकी यहाँ प्रशंसा करते हो, उन सबयमें दान ही श्रेष्ठतर है, इस विषयमें मुझे संशय नहीं है

vyāsa uvāca | yānīmāny uttamānīha vedoktāni praśaṃsasi | teṣāṃ śreṣṭhataraṃ dānam iti me nātra saṃśayaḥ |

ویاس نے کہا— “یہاں تم جن جن ویدوکْت بہترین اعمال کی تعریف کرتے ہو، اُن سب میں دان ہی سب سے برتر ہے—اس میں مجھے کوئی شک نہیں۔”

यानिwhich (things)
यानि:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
इमानिthese
इमानि:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
उत्तमानिexcellent/best
उत्तमानि:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootउत्तम
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
इहhere
इह:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइह
वेदोक्तानिenjoined/said in the Veda
वेदोक्तानि:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootवेदोक्त
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
प्रशंससिyou praise
प्रशंससि:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-शंस्
FormPresent, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada, Active
तेषाम्of those
तेषाम्:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Genitive, Plural
श्रेष्ठतरम्better/superior
श्रेष्ठतरम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootश्रेष्ठतर
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
दानम्gift/charity
दानम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदान
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
इतिthus
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
मेto me / my
मे:
Sampradana
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormGenitive, Singular
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
अत्रhere/in this matter
अत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअत्र
संशयःdoubt
संशयः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसंशय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular

व्यास उवाच

V
Vyāsa
V
Veda
D
dāna (charitable giving)

Educational Q&A

That among Veda-approved righteous acts, dāna (generous giving) is regarded as the श्रेष्ठतर—most superior—because it directly supports others and embodies compassion and social responsibility within dharma.

Vyāsa addresses a listener who has been praising various Vedicly enjoined ‘excellent’ deeds, and he clarifies the hierarchy: he asserts confidently that charity surpasses the others in excellence.