Shloka 60

Devanagari script

तर्पणानि च मुख्यानि वन्यमूलफलानि च । सर्वकामगुणोपेतं विप्रेभ्यो$न्नं प्रदापयेत्‌

Transliteration

tarpaṇāni ca mukhyāni vanyamūlaphalāni ca | sarvakāmagunopetaṃ viprebhyo 'nnaṃ pradāpayet ||

Translation

Hendaknya dipersembahkan tārpaṇa yang utama, juga umbi-umbian serta buah hutan yang terbaik; dan makanan (anna) yang lengkap dengan segala mutu yang diinginkan hendaknya diberikan sebagai dana kepada para brāhmaṇa.

Word by Word

• तर्पणानि: satiating offerings/refreshments
• तर्पणानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: तर्पण
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• मुख्यानि: chief, excellent
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुख्य
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Plural

• वन्य: wild, forest-born
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वन्य
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Plural

• मूलफलानि: roots and fruits
• मूलफलानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूलफल
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• सर्वकामगुणोपेतम्: endowed with all desired qualities
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्वकामगुणोपेत
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• विप्रेभ्यः: to the brahmins
• विप्रेभ्यः: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Plural

• अन्नम्: food, grain
• अन्नम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्न
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• प्रदापयेत्: should cause to be given / should give (as a donation)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + दा (ददाति)
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada, Yes (णिच्)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• brāhmaṇas
• tarpaṇa (libation rite)
• forest roots and fruits
• food (anna)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Dharma is fulfilled through complete and considerate giving: perform the proper rites (tarpaṇa) and also provide genuinely satisfying nourishment—good food and available forest produce—to worthy brāhmaṇas, ensuring the gift has real benefit and is offered with respect.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana continues describing prescribed acts of merit in the Svargārohaṇa context, outlining how one should conduct offerings and charitable feeding—especially to brāhmaṇas—by giving high-quality food and sustaining provisions such as forest roots and fruits.