Mahabharata · 1.106.1–2
॥
Devanāgarī
वैशंपायन उवाच
धृतराष्ट्राभ्यनुज्ञातः स्वबाहुविजितं धनम् ॥
भीष्माय सत्यवत्यै च मात्रे चोपजहार सः ॥
विदुराय च वै पाण्डुः प्रेषयाम् आस तद् धनम् ॥
सुहृदश् चापि धर्मात्मा धनेन समतर्पयत् ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
dhṛtarāṣṭrābhyanujñātaḥ svabāhuvijitaṃ dhanam ||
bhīṣmāya satyavatyai ca mātre copajahāra saḥ ||
vidurāya ca vai pāṇḍuḥ preṣayām āsa tad dhanam ||
suhṛdaś cāpi dharmātmā dhanena samatarpayat ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
धृतराष्ट्र-अभ्यनुज्ञातः स्वबाहुविजितं धनम्dhṛtarāṣṭra-abhyanujñātaḥ svabāhuvijitaṃ dhanamwith Dhritarashtra's permission, wealth won by his own arm
भीष्माय सत्यवत्यै च मात्रे च उपजहार सःbhīṣmāya satyavatyai ca mātre ca upajahāra saḥto Bhishma, Satyavati, and mother he offered
विदुराय च वै पाण्डुः प्रेषयाम् आस तत् धनम्vidurāya ca vai pāṇḍuḥ preṣayām āsa tat dhanamand to Vidura, Pandu sent that wealth
सुहृदः च अपि धर्मात्मा धनेन समतर्पयत्suhṛdaḥ ca api dharmātmā dhanena samatarpayatand his friends, the righteous [Pandu], gratified with wealth
वैशंपायनvaiśaṃpāyanaoriginal form "vaiśaṃpāyana", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
धृतराष्ट्राभ्यनुज्ञातःdhṛtarāṣṭrābhyanujñātaḥoriginal form "dhṛtarāṣṭrābhyanujñātaḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चोपजहारcopajahāraoriginal form "copajahāra", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तद्tadoriginal form "tad", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सुहृदश्suhṛdaśoriginal form "suhṛdaś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चापिcāpioriginal form "cāpi", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Translation
Vaishampayana said: "With Dhritarashtra's permission, Pandu offered the wealth won by his own arm to Bhishma, Satyavati, and his mother; and Pandu sent that wealth to Vidura as well, and the righteous Pandu gratified his friends with gifts."
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Here Pandu's generosity and reverence come to light. It is telling that he does not keep the wealth he has won for himself but distributes it — first to his elders (Bhishma, Satyavati, and his mother), then to his brother Vidura and to his friends. This is the dharma of righteous acquisition: what is won through valor is meant not for self-indulgence but for honoring elders and sustaining loved ones. It is also telling that Pandu acts "with Dhritarashtra's permission": though he himself won the wealth, he disposes of it with his elder brother the king's consent — humility does not leave him even at the height of glory. Thus the scripture shows that a hero's true wealth lies in his ability to give it away, honoring his elders and gladdening those close to him.