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Shloka 8

तस्यैवं खिद्यमानस्य धर्म परममास्थित: । कदाचिदतिथि: प्राप्तो ब्राह्मण: सुसमाहितः

tasyaivaṁ khidyamānasya dharma-paramam āsthitaḥ | kadācid atithiḥ prāpto brāhmaṇaḥ su-samāhitaḥ ||

وبينما كان على تلك الحال من الكمد والاضطراب الباطني، ومع ذلك ثابتًا في أسمى الدharma، أتى إليه في مناسبةٍ ما برهميٌّ ضيفٌ (أتِثي atithi)، متماسك النفس، عميق التركيز. إن قدوم هذا الأتِثي يُنذر باختبارٍ أخلاقي: فشدة ربّ البيت تُقابَل بفرصةٍ لإقامة الاستقامة عبر إكرام الضيف وحسن السلوك الموافق للدharma.

तस्यof him
तस्य:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
एवम्thus
एवम्:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएवम्
खिद्यमानस्यof (him) being distressed/afflicted
खिद्यमानस्य:
Adhikarana
TypeVerb
Rootखिद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular, Present passive participle (शानच्)
धर्मम्dharma; righteousness
धर्मम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootधर्म
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
परमम्supreme
परमम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootपरम
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
आस्थितःhaving resorted to / established in
आस्थितः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootआ-स्था
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular, Past active participle (क्त)
कदाचित्once; at some time
कदाचित्:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकदाचित्
अतिथिःa guest
अतिथिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअतिथि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
प्राप्तःarrived; having come
प्राप्तः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-आप्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular, Past passive participle (क्त)
ब्राह्मणःa Brahmin
ब्राह्मणः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootब्राह्मण
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सु-समाहितःwell-composed; fully concentrated
सु-समाहितः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसम्-आ-धा
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular, Past passive participle (क्त) with उपसर्गs; prefixed by सु-

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhishma (speaker)
A
a Brahmin guest (atithi)

Educational Q&A

Even amid personal distress, one should remain established in the highest dharma; the arrival of an atithi (guest) becomes an ethical occasion to practice righteousness through hospitality, restraint, and proper conduct.

A person who has been suffering and reflecting is described as still adhering to supreme dharma. At that moment, a composed Brahmin arrives as a guest, setting up the next episode where the host’s values will be tested through the duties owed to an atithi.