Shloka 127
Viśokā Dvādaśī Vow, Guḍa-Dhenū (Jaggery-Cow) Gift, and Śaila-Dāna (Mountain-Charity) Rites
मध्यमश्च तदर्धेन चतुर्भिरधमस्स्मृतः । वित्तहीनो यथाशक्ति द्रोणादूर्द्ध्वं च कारयेत्
madhyamaśca tadardhena caturbhiradhamassmṛtaḥ | vittahīno yathāśakti droṇādūrddhvaṃ ca kārayet
மத்தியமான தானம் அதின் பாதி எனச் சொல்லப்படுகிறது; நான்கு (த்ரோண) அளவு ‘அதமம்’ எனக் கருதப்படுகிறது. செல்வமில்லாதவன் தன் இயல்பிற்கேற்ப, ஒரு த்ரோணமாவது அல்லது அதற்கு மேல் செய்யச் செய்யலாம்.
Unclear from the single verse context (requires surrounding verses of Adhyaya 21).
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Sandhi Resolution Notes: मध्यमश्च = मध्यमः + च; तदर्धेन = तद् + अर्धेन; चतुर्भिरधमस्स्मृतः = चतुर्भिः + अधमः + स्मृतः; द्रोणादूर्द्ध्वं = द्रोणात् + ऊर्ध्वम्
FAQs
It defines gradations of an offering/rite (middling and lowest) and emphasizes that a person without wealth should still perform the rite according to capacity (yathāśakti).
Droṇa is a traditional measure (often for grain). The verse uses it as a benchmark for quantity—indicating that the rite may be performed starting from a droṇa measure and increasing upward.
Religious duty is not restricted to the wealthy; sincerity and proportional effort matter. One should not abandon dharmic practice due to poverty, but perform it within one’s means.