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Shloka 1

गोप्रदान-माहात्म्ये गोलोक-प्रश्नः

Gopradāna-Māhātmya: Inquiry into Goloka

न्ीप्ज््ल््िसस ' बे । नत२स्‍प्स्स्न्िपनासज्स अष्टषष्टितमो< ध्याय: तिल

Yudhiṣṭhira uvāca: Tilānāṁ kīdṛśaṁ dānam atha dīpasya caiva hi | Annānāṁ vāsasāṁ caiva bhūya eva bravīhi me ||

Yudhiṣṭhira thưa: “Bạch Tổ phụ, việc bố thí hạt mè có bản chất chân thật và quả báo ra sao? Và việc bố thí đèn cũng vậy. Xin Người hãy nói lại cho con, đầy đủ hơn nữa, về công đức lớn lao của việc bố thí thức ăn và y phục.”

युधिष्ठिरःYudhiṣṭhira
युधिष्ठिरः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootयुधिष्ठिर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
तिलानाम्of sesame seeds
तिलानाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootतिल
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
कीदृशम्what kind (of), of what nature
कीदृशम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootकीदृश
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
दानम्gift, donation
दानम्:
TypeNoun
Rootदान
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
अथand then; also
अथ:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ
दीपस्यof a lamp
दीपस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootदीप
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
एवindeed; just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
हिindeed; for
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
अन्नानाम्of food-grains
अन्नानाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootअन्न
FormNeuter, Genitive, Plural
वाससाम्of garments
वाससाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootवासस्
FormNeuter, Genitive, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
एवalso; indeed
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
भूयःagain; further
भूयः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootभूयस्
एवindeed
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
ब्रवीहिtell; speak
ब्रवीहि:
TypeVerb
Rootब्रू
FormImperative, 2nd, Singular, Parasmaipada
मेto me
मे:
Sampradana
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormDative, Singular

युधिछिर उवाच

Y
Yudhiṣṭhira
P
Pitāmaha (Bhīṣma)
T
tilāḥ (sesame seeds)
D
dīpa (lamp)
A
anna (food)
V
vāsas (clothing)

Educational Q&A

The verse frames dāna as a central dharma and asks specifically about the ethical and spiritual efficacy (fruit) of giving essentials—sesame, light, food, and clothing—implying that charity is evaluated by both substance and purpose: sustaining life (food, clothing) and dispelling darkness (lamp), alongside ritual-ethical gifts (sesame).

In the Anuśāsana Parva’s instruction on dharma, Yudhiṣṭhira questions Bhīṣma (the Grandsire) and requests a fuller explanation of the merits and significance of particular forms of charity—tiladāna, dīpadāna, annadāna, and vāsodāna—setting up Bhīṣma’s ensuing discourse.