Shloka 1
दानफलप्रकरणम् — उपानहदानं, तिलदानं, भूमिदानं, गोदानं, अन्नदानं च
Gifts and Their Stated Results: Footwear, Sesame, Land, Cows, and Food
(दाक्षिणात्य अधिक पाठके १६ शलोक मिलाकर कुल ३९३ “लोक हैं) द्विषष्टितमो< ध्याय: सब दानोंसे बढ़कर भूमिदानका महत्त्व तथा उसीके विषयमें इन्द्र और बृहस्पतिका संवाद युधिछिर उवाच इदं देयमिदं देयमितीयं श्रुतिरादरात् । बहुदेयाश्व राजान: किंस्विद् दानमनुत्तमम्
Yudhiṣṭhira uvāca: idaṃ deyaṃ idaṃ deyam iti iyaṃ śrutir ādarāt | bahu deyāś ca rājānaḥ kiṃ svid dānam anuttamam ||
由提施提罗说道：“尊敬的祖父，圣传反复郑重告诫：‘此当施与，彼当施与’，诸经亦言，诸王应以多种方式行施。然而我愿知：在一切布施之中，何种施与才是真正无上、不可超越的？”
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames a dharma-inquiry: although scripture praises many kinds of charity, ethical discernment is needed to identify the highest form of giving—especially for rulers whose duty includes generous support of society.
In the Anuśāsana Parva’s instruction on dāna-dharma, Yudhiṣṭhira addresses Bhīṣma (his grandsire and teacher) and asks which donation is supreme, setting up the ensuing discussion (including the theme of the greatness of land-gift and related divine dialogue).