Shloka 35

Daśagrīva-boonāvaraṇa, Viṣṇv-avatāra-niyoga, Vānara-sahāya-janana, Mantharā-nirmāṇa

Devanagari script

अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम्‌ । ब्रीहिद्रोणपरित्यागाद्‌ यत्‌ फलं प्राप मुदूगल:,इस विषयमें जानकार लोग इस पुराने इतिहासका उदाहरण दिया करते हैं कि मुद्गल ऋषिने एक द्रोण धानका दान करके महान्‌ फल प्राप्त किया था

Transliteration

atrāpy udāharantīmam itihāsaṃ purātanam | brīhidroṇaparityāgād yat phalaṃ prāpa mudūgalaḥ ||

Translation

Here too, the learned cite an ancient precedent: by giving away a single droṇa-measure of rice, the sage Mudūgala attained a great reward. The point is that sincere renunciation and charity, even when materially small, can yield vast spiritual merit when offered with purity of intent.

Word by Word

अत्रhere, in this matter

अपिalso, even

उदाहरन्तिthey cite, they adduce (as an example)

इमम्this

इतिहासम्story, legend, history

पुरातनम्ancient, old

ब्रीहि-द्रोण-परित्यागात्from (the act of) giving up/donating a drona-measure of rice

यत्which (result)

फलम्fruit, result

प्रापobtained, attained

मुदूगलःMudūgala (the sage)

Speaker

व्यास उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vyāsa

Mudūgala

droṇa (measure)

brīhi (rice)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even a small gift, when given with genuine renunciation and purity, can produce great spiritual merit; the value lies in intent and sacrifice rather than quantity.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vyāsa introduces an old illustrative story: the sage Mudūgala once gave away a single droṇa-measure of rice, and as a consequence attained a great reward—offered as a precedent to support the point being made.