Shloka 19

Devanagari script

बाढमित्येव गाधेयो वसिष्ठं प्रत्युवाच ह।यथा प्रियं भगवतस्तथाऽस्तु मुनिपुङ्गव।।।।

Transliteration

bāḍham ity eva gādheyo vasiṣṭhaṃ pratyuvāca ha | yathā priyaṃ bhagavatas tathāstu munipuṅgava ||

Translation

গাধিপুত্র (বিশ্বামিত্র) বশিষ্ঠকে বললেন— “তথাস্তु; হে মুনিশ্রেষ্ঠ, ভগবানের যাহা প্রিয়, তাহাই হউক।”

Word by Word

• बाढम्: so be it
• बाढम्: निपात (Assent)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: बाढम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अनुमत्यर्थक अव्यय (particle: certainly/so be it)

• इति: thus
• इति: वाक्यचिह्न (Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्त्यर्थक अव्यय (quotative particle)

• एव: indeed
• एव: निपात (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphasis)

• गाधेयः: Gādheya (son of Gādhi)
• गाधेयः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गाधेय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative, 1st), एकवचन (Singular); पितृव्युत्पन्न-नाम (patronymic)

• वसिष्ठम्: to Vasiṣṭha
• वसिष्ठम्: कर्म (Karma/Object) (of प्रत्युवाच)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसिष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative, 2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• प्रत्युवाच: replied
• प्रत्युवाच: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु) + प्रति (उपसर्ग) + उद् (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लिट् लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपद

• ह: (indeed/then)
• ह: निपात (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह (अव्यय)
• Form: स्मरण/अनुवादक निपात (expletive particle in narration)

• यथा: as
• यथा: क्रियाविशेषण (Manner correlate)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार/उपमानवाचक अव्यय (as/according as)

• प्रियम्: what is pleasing / desired
• प्रियम्: कर्म (Karma/Object) (understood with अस्तु: "let it be")
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति (Nom./Acc., 1st/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); here predicate: "what is pleasing"

• भगवतः: of the venerable one
• भगवतः: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी विभक्ति (Genitive, 6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• तथा: so
• तथा: क्रियाविशेषण (Manner correlate)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: तदनुरूपवाचक अव्यय (so/in that way)

• अस्तु: let it be
• अस्तु: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् लकार (Imperative/benedictive), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपद

• मुनिपुङ्गव: O best of sages
• मुनिपुङ्गव: सम्बोधन (Sambodhana/Vocative address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि + पुङ्गव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सम्बोधन विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: "मुनीनां पुङ्गवः"

Context

As the king was addressing thus the righteous and generous Vasishta, repeatedly requested him to accept his hospitality.

Characters & Entities

• Viśvāmitra (Gādheya)
• Vasiṣṭha
• Gādhī

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Mutual dharma between host and guest: the guest should honor the host’s sincere intention and consent graciously.

What is the narrative situation?

After repeated urging, Viśvāmitra agrees to Vasiṣṭha’s hospitality and defers to what pleases him.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Polite acceptance and deference—maintaining harmony through respectful consent.