Mahabharata — Svargarohana Parva, Shloka 71
Devanagari script
हरिवंशसमाप्तौ तु सहस्नं भोजयेद् द्विजान्
Transliteration
harivaṁśasamāptau tu sahasraṁ bhojayed dvijān
Translation
毗湿摩波耶那说道：在《哈利梵沙》（Harivaṁśa）终了之时，当供食一千位“二次生者”（dvija，即婆罗门）。
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.