Shloka 66

Devanagari script

गदापर्वण्यपि तथा मुद्गमिश्र॑ प्रदापयेत्‌

Transliteration

gadāparvaṇy api tathā mudgamiśraṁ pradāpayet

Translation

گدا پَرو میں بھی اسی طرح مُدگ (مونگ) ملا ہوا اناج بطورِ دان دیا جائے۔

Word by Word

• गदापर्वणि: at the (time of) the mace-fight stage
• गदापर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गदा-पर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• अपि: also/even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• तथा: likewise/so
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• मुद्गमिश्रम्: a mixture containing green gram (mudga)
• मुद्गमिश्रम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुद्ग-मिश्र
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• प्रदापयेत्: should cause to be given / should have (it) given
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-दा (causative: दापय)
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Gadāparvan
• mudga (green gram)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse emphasizes dharmic practice through timely giving: on specific sacred observance-days (parvans), one should arrange charitable offerings—here, a food preparation mixed with mudga—reflecting the ethic of generosity aligned with ritual time.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana continues a prescriptive list of observances, stating that on the Gadāparvan as well, a mudga-mixed preparation should be given, indicating an ongoing description of meritorious gifts and rites.