Shloka 21
Gārhasthya-dharma: Vāsudeva–Pṛthivī-saṃvāda
Householder Duties and Daily Offerings
Devanagari script
गृहस्थ: पुरुष: कृष्ण शिष्टाशी च सदा भवेत् | राजर्त्विजं स्नातकं च गुरु श्वशुरमेव च
Transliteration
gṛhasthaḥ puruṣaḥ kṛṣṇa śiṣṭāśī ca sadā bhavet | rājartvijaṃ snātakaṃ ca guruṃ śvaśuram eva ca
Translation
Vāyu said: “O Kṛṣṇa, a man who lives the householder’s life should always eat in a disciplined and proper manner, and he should show due honor and deference to the king, the royal priest, a learned graduate (snātaka), his teacher, and his father-in-law.”
Word by Word
गृहस्थःa householder
गृहस्थः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootगृहस्थ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
पुरुषःa man
पुरुषः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपुरुष
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
कृष्णO Krishna
कृष्ण:
TypeNoun
Rootकृष्ण
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
शिष्टाशीone who eats what remains (after offering/after others), temperate in eating
शिष्टाशी:
TypeAdjective
Rootशिष्टाशी
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
सदाalways
सदा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसदा
भवेत्should be
भवेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
राज-ऋत्विजम्the king's officiating priest
राज-ऋत्विजम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootराजऋत्विज
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
स्नातकम्a graduate (one who has completed Vedic study)
स्नातकम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootस्नातक
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
गुरुम्the teacher
गुरुम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootगुरु
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
श्वशुरम्the father-in-law
श्वशुरम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootश्वशुर
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
एवindeed/just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
Speaker
वायुदेव उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
Vāyu (Vāyudeva)K
KṛṣṇaK
king (rāja)Ṛ
ṛtvij (royal/officiating priest)S
snātakaG
guru (teacher)Ś
śvaśura (father-in-law)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Sandhi Notes