Shloka 71
Devanagari script
हरिवंशसमाप्तौ तु सहस्नं भोजयेद् द्विजान्
Transliteration
harivaṁśasamāptau tu sahasraṁ bhojayed dvijān
Translation
హరివంశం సమాప్తమైనప్పుడు వెయ్యి మంది ద్విజులకు (బ్రాహ్మణులకు) భోజనం పెట్టాలి.
Word by Word
हरिवंशसमाप्तौat the completion of the Harivaṃśa
हरिवंशसमाप्तौ:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootहरिवंश-समाप्ति
FormFeminine, Locative, Singular
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
सहस्रम्a thousand
सहस्रम्:
TypeNoun
Rootसहस्र
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
भोजयेत्should feed
भोजयेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootभुज् (भोजयति)
FormOptative (Vidhi-liṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada, Causative
द्विजान्Brahmins (twice-born)
द्विजान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootद्विज
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
H
HarivaṁśaD
dvija (brāhmaṇa)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Completion of sacred study or recitation should culminate in dāna—here, feeding learned and initiated guests—so that knowledge is sealed by generosity, gratitude, and social responsibility.
Vaiśampāyana states a prescriptive rule: when the Harivaṁśa has been completed, the listener/performer should host a large feeding of dvijas, presenting the end of the text as a ritual-ethical occasion rather than a mere literary finish.