Shloka 9

अध्याय १३२ — कर्मणा मनसा वाचा: स्वर्गमार्गः तथा आयुर्विपाकः

Adhyāya 132 — The path to heaven through deed, mind, and speech; karmic results for lifespan

Devanagari script

गार्ग्य उवाच आतिथ्यं सततं कुर्याद्‌ दीपं दद्यात्‌ प्रतिश्रये । वर्जयानो दिवा स्वापं न च मांसानि भक्षयेत्‌

Transliteration

gārgya uvāca | ātithyaṃ satataṃ kuryād dīpaṃ dadyāt pratiśraye | varjayāno divā svāpaṃ na ca māṃsāni bhakṣayet |

Translation

Gārgya sprach: „Man soll beständig Gastfreundschaft üben; in der eigenen Behausung soll man eine Lampe (Licht) für Gäste und Abhängige bereitstellen. Meide den Schlaf am Tage und iss kein Fleisch.“

Word by Word

• गार्ग्यः: Gārgya
• गार्ग्यः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गार्ग्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha-bhuta), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• आतिथ्यम्: hospitality (to guests)
• आतिथ्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आतिथ्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• सततम्: always, continually
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सतत

• कुर्यात्: should do/perform
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• दीपम्: a lamp
• दीपम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दीप
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• दद्यात्: should give
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• प्रतिश्रये: in the lodging/shelter (guest-house/home)
• प्रतिश्रये: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रतिश्रय
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• वर्जयानः: avoiding, refraining from
• वर्जयानः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वर्जयत्
• Form: Present active participle (शतृ), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• दिवा: by day, in daytime
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दिव्

• स्वापम्: sleep
• स्वापम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वाप
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

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

• मांसानि: meats, flesh
• मांसानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मांस
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• भक्षयेत्: should eat/consume
• Type: Verb
• Root: भक्ष्
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

गार्ग्य उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Gārgya
• dīpa (lamp/light)
• pratiśraya (dwelling/shelter)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse teaches practical dharma through daily habits: consistently honor guests, keep one’s home welcoming with light, cultivate alertness by avoiding daytime sleep, and practice restraint by abstaining from meat.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Anuśāsana Parva’s instruction-focused setting, Gārgya delivers a compact set of ethical observances, presenting them as high-value dharma that brings great merit.