Shloka 3

प्रतीप–गङ्गा संवादः तथा शंतनु–गङ्गा विवाहशर्तिः

Pratīpa and Gaṅgā; Śaṃtanu’s marriage condition

Devanagari script

धर्मागतं प्राप्प धनं यजेत दद्यात्‌ सदैवातिथीन्‌ भोजयेच्च । अनाददानश्च परैरदत्तं सैषा गृहस्थोपनिषत्‌ पुराणी,गृहस्थ पुरुष न्यायसे प्राप्त हुए धनको पाकर उससे यज्ञ करे, दान दे और सदा अतिथियोंको भोजन करावे। दूसरोंकी वस्तु उनके दिये बिना ग्रहण नहीं करे। यह गृहस्थ- धर्मका प्राचीन एवं रहस्यमय स्वरूप है

Transliteration

aṣṭaka uvāca |

dharmāgataṁ prāpya dhanaṁ yajeta dadyāt sadaivātithīn bhojayec ca |

anādānaś ca parair adattaṁ saiṣā gṛhasthopaniṣat purāṇī ||

Translation

Aṣṭaka said: “Having obtained wealth that has come by righteous means, a householder should perform sacrifice, give in charity, and continually feed guests. He should not take what belongs to others unless it has been given. This is the ancient, inner teaching (a ‘secret doctrine’) of the householder’s way of life.”

Word by Word

• {'dharmāgatam': 'come through dharma

• acquired by righteous means', 'prāpya': 'having obtained, having reached', 'dhanam': 'wealth, property', 'yajeta': 'should sacrifice

• should perform yajña/ritual offering', 'dadyāt': 'should give

• should donate', 'sadaiva': 'always, continually', 'atithīn': 'guests (especially unexpected guests deserving hospitality)', 'bhojayet': 'should feed

• should cause to eat', 'ca': 'and', 'anādānaḥ': 'non-taking

• refraining from accepting/appropriating', 'paraiḥ': 'of others

• by others', 'adattam': 'not given

• ungifted, unpermitted', 'gṛhastha': 'householder (second āśrama)', 'upaniṣat': 'inner instruction

• secret/essential teaching', 'purāṇī': 'ancient, time-honored'}

Speaker

अद्टक उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Aṣṭaka
• atithi (guest)
• dhanam (wealth)
• yajña (sacrifice)