Shloka 55
Devanagari script
सुवर्णमेव सर्वासु दक्षिणासु विधीयते । सुवर्ण ये प्रयच्छन्ति सर्वदास्ते भवन्त्युत
Transliteration
suvarṇam eva sarvāsu dakṣiṇāsu vidhīyate | suvarṇaṃ ye prayacchanti sarvadāste bhavanty uta ||
Translation
تمام دَکشِناؤں میں سونے ہی کا خاص حکم ہے۔ جو سونا دان کرتے ہیں، وہ بے شک ہمیشہ کے لیے داتا بن جاتے ہیں۔
Word by Word
सुवर्णम्gold
सुवर्णम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसुवर्ण
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
एवindeed/only
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
सर्वासुin all
सर्वासु:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
FormFeminine, Locative, Plural
दक्षिणासुin (all) gifts/fees (dakṣiṇās)
दक्षिणासु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootदक्षिणा
FormFeminine, Locative, Plural
विधीयतेis prescribed/ordained
विधीयते:
TypeVerb
Rootधा (वि + धा)
FormPresent, Passive, Third, Singular
सुवर्णेin/with regard to gold
सुवर्णे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसुवर्ण
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
येwho (those who)
ये:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
प्रयच्छन्तिgive/bestow
प्रयच्छन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootदा (प्र + यम्/यच्छ् as present-stem of दा)
FormPresent, Parasmaipada, Third, Plural
सर्वदाalways
सर्वदा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसर्वदा
तेthey
ते:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
भवन्तिbecome/are
भवन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
FormPresent, Parasmaipada, Third, Plural
उतand/also (emphatic)
उत:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhīṣmaS
suvarṇa (gold)D
dakṣiṇā (ritual gift)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Gold is presented as a foremost and widely sanctioned form of dakṣiṇā; giving it cultivates a lasting identity as a giver, implying enduring merit and a stable ethical habit of generosity.
In the Anuśāsana Parva’s instruction on dharma, Bhīṣma continues advising on dāna and proper gifts; here he highlights suvarṇa (gold) as a particularly prescribed dakṣiṇā and praises those who give it as constant benefactors.