Shloka 2
Adhyāya 64: Dāna-prakāra—Suvarṇa, Pānīya-dāna, Ghṛta-dāna, and Upakaraṇa-dāna
Utility Gifts
एतदिच्छामि विज्ञातुं याथातथ्येन भारत । विद्वन् जिज्ञासमानाय दानधर्मान् प्रचक्ष्व मे
Yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
Etad icchāmi vijñātuṁ yāthātathyena Bhārata |
Vidvan jijñāsamānāya dānadharmān pracakṣva me ||
尤提士提罗说道：“噢，婆罗多啊，我愿如其本然、丝毫不差地知晓此事。噢，博学之士，请为我这渴求明了者宣说布施之诸法，使我能依分寸与时宜辨明：当施何等之施，施与何人，以何种意乐而施；并知此等行为如何在死后仍结成果报。”
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames dharma as something to be learned through precise inquiry: Yudhiṣṭhira seeks an exact, truth-aligned account of dāna-dharma, implying that ethical giving depends on right understanding of context, recipient, intention, and method.
In the Anuśāsana Parva’s instruction setting, Yudhiṣṭhira addresses a learned authority (traditionally Bhīṣma) and requests a detailed exposition of the principles of charity, preparing for a broader teaching on how giving yields spiritual and posthumous merit.