Shloka 76

Devanagari script

शीतार्तश्ष क्षुधार्तश्ष पूजामस्मै समाचर । “यह व्याध आपके निवास-स्थानपर आकर सर्दी और भूखसे पीड़ित होकर सो रहा है। आप इसकी यथोचित सेवा कीजिये

Transliteration

śītārtaś ca kṣudhārtaś ca pūjām asmai samācara |

Translation

Bhishma sprach: „Dieser Jäger ist zu deiner Wohnstatt gekommen und liegt, von Kälte und Hunger geplagt, schlafend da. Erweise ihm die gebührende Gastfreundschaft und dienende Fürsorge.“

Word by Word

शीतार्तःafflicted by cold

क्षुधार्तःafflicted by hunger

पूजाम्service, honoring

अस्मैto him

समाचरperform, render (do)

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhīṣma

vyādha (hunter)

nivāsa-sthāna (dwelling/residence)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even an unexpected or socially ‘low’ visitor—here a hunter—must be treated with fitting hospitality when in distress. Dharma is shown through compassionate service to the needy, especially one who has come to one’s home.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma instructs the listener to attend properly to a hunter who has arrived at their residence and fallen asleep, suffering from cold and hunger, emphasizing immediate care and respectful treatment.