Mahabharata — Svargarohana Parva, Shloka 58

Devanagari script

अपूपैश्नैव पूपैश्न मोदकैश्व समन्वितम्‌ । सभापर्वणि राजेन्द्र हविष्यं भोजयेद्‌ द्विजान्‌

Transliteration

apūpaiśnaiva pūpaiśna modakaiś ca samanvitam | sabhāparvaṇi rājendra haviṣyaṃ bhojayed dvijān ||

Translation

毗舍摩波耶那说道：“噢，王中之王，于《集会品》（Sabhā-parvan）之际，应以祭供之食（haviṣya）饷食二生者（dvija），并佐以阿普帕（apūpa）、普帕（pūpa）与摩达迦（modaka）等糕点。”

Word by Word

• अपूपैः: with cakes (apūpa)
• अपूपैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अपूप
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• न: and/also (enclitic)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• पूपैः: with sweet cakes (pūpa)
• पूपैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूप
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• न: and/also (enclitic)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• मोदकैः: with modaka sweets
• मोदकैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोदक
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

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

• समन्वितम्: endowed/combined (with)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + अन्वि + क्त (समन्वित)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• सभापर्वणि: in the Sabhā-parvan (Book of the Assembly Hall)
• सभापर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सभापर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• राजेन्द्र: O king of kings
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजेन्द्र
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• हविष्यम्: havis-offering/oblation-food
• हविष्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: हविष्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• भोजयेत्: should feed
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज् (causative भोजय-)
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular

• द्विजान्: Brahmins (twice-born)
• द्विजान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• rājendra (the king addressed)
• dvijān (twice-born/Brahmins)
• apūpa
• pūpa
• modaka
• haviṣya
• Sabhā-parvan

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse emphasizes dharmic hospitality: on a sacred parvan-occasion, one should honor the twice-born with ritually appropriate food-offerings, showing reverence, purity, and generosity.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana describes a prescribed observance connected with the Sabhā-parvan occasion: feeding Brahmin guests with haviṣya along with festive sweets such as apūpas, pūpas, and modakas.