Shloka 8

Devanagari script

स हि सर्वातिथिर्नागो बुद्धिशास्त्रविशारद: । गुणैरनुपमैर्युक्त: समस्तैराभिकामिकै:

Transliteration

sa hi sarvātithir nāgo buddhiśāstraviśāradaḥ | guṇair anupamair yuktaḥ samastair ābhikāmikaiḥ ||

Translation

Der brāhmane sprach: „Denn jener Nāga ist ein universaler Gastgeber für alle Gäste und heißt jeden willkommen. Er ist tief kundig in den Disziplinen des Geistes und der Śāstras. Er ist mit unvergleichlichen Eigenschaften begabt—vollendet in jeder bewundernswerten und erstrebenswerten Tugend.“

Word by Word

• सः: he/that (one)
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• हि: indeed/for
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• सर्वातिथिः: one who is (like) a host to all / universal host
• सर्वातिथिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वातिथि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• नागः: Nāga (serpent-being)
• नागः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाग
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• बुद्धिशास्त्रविशारदः: skilled in the sciences of intellect/knowledge and scriptures
• बुद्धिशास्त्रविशारदः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बुद्धिशास्त्रविशारद
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• गुणैः: with qualities/virtues
• गुणैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुण
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• अनुपमैः: unparalleled
• अनुपमैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनुपम
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• युक्तः: endowed/possessed
• युक्तः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युज्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, Past passive participle (क्त)

• समस्तैः: with all/entire
• समस्तैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समस्त
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• आभिकामिकैः: desirable/pleasing (virtues)
• आभिकामिकैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आभिकामिक
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

ब्राह्मण उवाच

Characters & Entities

• ब्राह्मण (Brāhmaṇa speaker)
• नाग (Nāga)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse praises dharmic excellence through two ideals: learning guided by discernment (buddhi-śāstra) and universal hospitality (sarvātithi). True nobility is shown by welcoming others and embodying desirable virtues.

What is happening in the narrative?

A brāhmaṇa introduces or commends a particular nāga, describing him as an exemplary figure—learned, wise, and renowned for honoring guests—thereby establishing his moral stature within the discourse of Śānti Parva.