Shloka 87

Atithi-prāpti and the Brāhmaṇa’s Deliberation on Triadic Dharma (अतिथिप्राप्तिः धर्मत्रयविचारश्च)

Devanagari script

देवा देवर्षयश्नोचुस्तमेवंवादिनं गुरुम्‌ | एकपादस्थिते धर्मे यत्र क्वचन गामिनि

Transliteration

devā devarṣayaś nocus tam evaṃvādinaṃ gurum | ekapādasthite dharme yatra kvacana gāmini

Translation

বৈশম্পায়নে ক’লে— তেতিয়া দেৱসকল আৰু দেৱর্ষিসকলে সেইদৰে কোৱা পূজ্য গুৰুক ক’লে— “যেতিয়া ধৰ্ম এক পাদত স্থিত হৈ অস্থিৰভাবে যত্র-ক্বচন বিচৰণ কৰে, তেতিয়া কি কৰণীয়?”

Word by Word

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• देवर्षयः: the divine seers
• देवर्षयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवर्षि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

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

• ऊचुः: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• तम्: to him / that (person)
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• एवम्: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• वादिनम्: the speaker (speaking thus)
• वादिनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वादिन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• गुरुम्: the teacher
• गुरुम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• एकपादस्थिते: when (dharma is) standing on one foot
• एकपादस्थिते: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एकपादस्थित
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular

• धर्मे: in dharma / in righteousness
• धर्मे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र

• क्वचन: somewhere / anywhere
• क्वचन: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्वचन

• गामिनि: moving / going
• गामिनि: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गामिन्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Devāḥ (the gods)
• Devarṣayaḥ (divine seers)
• Guru (the teacher addressed)
• Dharma