Mahabharata — Svargarohana Parva, Shloka 66

Devanagari script

गदापर्वण्यपि तथा मुद्गमिश्र॑ प्रदापयेत्‌

Transliteration

gadāparvaṇy api tathā mudgamiśraṁ pradāpayet

Translation

毗湿摩波耶那说道：“同样地，即在《伽陀篇》之日，也当施与掺有绿豆（mudga）之食作为布施。”

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.