Shloka 10
Adhyāya 60: Dāna vs. Yajña—Royal Giving, Protection, and Karmic Share
धन प्राप्रोति तपसा मौनेनाज्ञां प्रयच्छति । उपभोगांस्तु दानेन ब्रह्मचर्येण जीवितम्
dhanaṁ prāpnoti tapasā maunena ājñāṁ prayacchati | upabhogāṁs tu dānena brahmacaryeṇa jīvitam ||
وَیشَمپایَن نے کہا— تپسیا سے انسان دولت پاتا ہے؛ مَون ورت سے حکم چلانے کی قدرت پاتا ہے۔ دان سے بھوگ کے اسباب ملتے ہیں، اور برہماچریہ سے زندگی—یعنی درازیِ عمر—حاصل ہوتی ہے۔
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse links specific disciplines to specific fruits: tapas (austerity) yields material capacity (wealth), mauna (restraint of speech) yields authority, dāna (generosity) yields legitimate enjoyments, and brahmacarya (continence) yields longevity—presenting a dharmic economy where inner restraint and giving produce outer stability and well-being.
Vaiśampāyana is reporting a didactic teaching in the Anuśāsana Parva, listing the ethical ‘results’ (phala) of key vows and virtues as part of broader instruction on dharma and right conduct.