Shloka 100
Adhyāya 90: Babhruvāhana’s Reception and the Commencement of Yudhiṣṭhira’s Aśvamedha
एकां दत्त्वा स पारक््यां नरकं॑ समपद्यत । “राजा नृगने ब्राह्मणोंको हजारों गौएँ दान की थीं; किंतु एक ही गौ दूसरेकी दान कर दी, जिससे अन्यायत: प्राप्त द्रव्यका दान करनेके कारण उन्हें नरकमें जाना पड़ा ।।
ekāṃ dattvā sa pārakyāṃ narakaṃ samapadyata |
只因施出一头本属他人的牛，他便堕入地狱。此处追述尼伽王（Nṛga）：他虽曾向婆罗门布施千牛，却因一时差误，将并非自己正当所有的一头牛施出，遂犯了以不义之物行施的过失，因此坠落地狱——昭示布施之道，首重所有权之清净与施与之公正。
श्षशुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Charity is dharmic only when what is given is rightfully one’s own; even a single gift made from another’s property (or unjustly acquired wealth) can outweigh vast meritorious giving and lead to grave karmic consequence.
The speaker cites the example of King Nṛga: despite donating thousands of cows, he mistakenly gave away one cow that belonged to someone else, and for that wrongful donation he is said to have fallen into naraka, illustrating the strict ethical standard governing dāna.