Shloka 8

Devanagari script

सो<$तिथिरवी॑चनं तस्य श्र॒ुत्वा धर्माभिभाषिण: । प्रोवाच वचन “लक्षण प्राज्ञो मधुरया गिरा,धर्मयुक्त वचन बोलनेवाले उस ब्राह्मणकी बात सुनकर उस विद्वान्‌ अतिथिने मधुर वाणीमें यह उत्तम वचन कहा

Transliteration

so 'tithir avīcanaṁ tasya śrutvā dharmābhibhāṣiṇaḥ | provāca vacanaṁ lakṣaṇa-prājño madhurayā girā ||

Translation

Als er die Worte jenes Brahmanen hörte, der im Einklang mit dem Dharma sprach, erwiderte der weise Gast—kundig der wahren Kennzeichen rechten Handelns—in sanftem Ton und gab einen vortrefflichen Rat.

Word by Word

सःhe/that (person)

अतिथिःguest

अवीचनम्the (name) Avīcana/Avīcī (as object of hearing)

तस्यof him/of that

श्रुत्वाhaving heard

धर्माभिभाषिणःof the one who speaks about dharma / speaks righteously

प्रोवाचsaid/spoke

वचनम्a statement/word

लक्षणप्राज्ञःwise in (proper) marks/characteristics; discerning

मधुरयाwith sweet (tone)

गिराby speech/voice

Speaker

ब्राह्मण उवाच

Characters & Entities

ब

ब्राह्मण (Brahmin)

अ

अतिथि (Guest)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Speech aligned with dharma should be met with discerning, gentle counsel; wisdom expresses itself not only in content but also in the sweetness and restraint of one’s words.

What is happening in the narrative?

A Brahmin speaks in a dharma-centered manner; the guest, recognized as wise and steady-minded, listens and then responds with a refined, gentle statement that sets up further instruction.