Shloka 763

Aṣṭāvakra–Strī-saṃvāda: Dhṛti, hospitality, and a dispute on autonomy

Devanagari script

द्वितीये शयने दिव्ये संविवेश महाप्रभे । बातचीतके प्रसड़में उस ब्राह्मणके ऐसा कहनेपर वह भी दूसरे अत्यन्त प्रकाशमान दिव्य पलँगपर सो रही

Transliteration

dvitīye śayane divye saṃviveśa mahāprabhe |

Translation

Dann legte er sich in jener herrlichen Umgebung auf ein zweites Lager, strahlend und göttlich — ein Bild von Ehre und Gastfreundschaft, das zeigt, wie ein Gast mit Würde und Fürsorge zu empfangen ist.

Word by Word

• द्वितीये: in the second
• द्वितीये: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वितीय
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• शयने: bed, couch
• शयने: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शयन
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• दिव्ये: divine, splendid
• दिव्ये: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• संविवेश: entered; lay down
• संविवेश: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-विश्
• Form: Perfect, 3rd, Singular

• महाप्रभे: O great lord / O mighty one
• महाप्रभे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाप्रभ
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

सअद्टावक्र उवाच

Characters & Entities

• अष्टावक्र (Aṣṭāvakra)
• दिव्य शयन (divine couch/bed)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores dharmic hospitality and respectful conduct: providing a worthy resting place to a guest or revered person reflects ethical refinement and social duty.

What is happening in the narrative?

After the preceding exchange, the speaker/person addressed takes rest by lying down on a second, radiant, divine couch, indicating a formal arrangement of lodging and honor.