Shloka 10
Adhyāya 64: Dāna-prakāra—Suvarṇa, Pānīya-dāna, Ghṛta-dāna, and Upakaraṇa-dāna
Utility Gifts
(विद्वद्धय: सम्प्रदानेन तत्राप्यंशो5स्य पूजया । यज्वभ्यश्नाथ विद्वद्धयो दत्त्वा लोक॑ प्रदापयेत् ।।
bhīṣma uvāca | vidvadbhyaḥ sampradānena tatrāpy aṁśo 'sya pūjayā | yajvabhyaś cātha vidvadbhyo dattvā lokaṁ pradāpayet || pradadyāj jñānadātṝṇāṁ jñānadānāṁśabhāg bhavet | prajāvato bharet tathā brāhmaṇān bahukāriṇaḥ | prajāvāṁs tena bhavati yathā janayitā tathā ||
施与学者——乃至礼敬供养——施者与敬者皆得祭祀功德之一分。布施于行祭者与智者，此施便成为得至胜善界之因。亦当以饮食财物供养授人知识者；施者由此亦分得其“知识布施”所生功德之一分。又，凡扶养那些广利众人且有家眷之婆罗门者，凭此吉行之力，必得子嗣之福，犹如生民之祖。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Charity directed toward the learned, sacrificers, and especially teachers is not merely social support; it is a dharmic act that yields a share in their religious and educational merit, leading to higher spiritual attainment and even blessings such as progeny.
In the Anushasana Parva’s instruction on dharma, Bhishma continues advising Yudhishthira about the fruits of giving: honoring scholars, supporting yajña-performers, and sustaining knowledge-teachers and family-bearing benefactor-Brahmins, explaining the specific merits that accrue to the donor.