Shloka 46
Chapter 2: Sudarśana Upākhyāna — Atithi-Dharma and the Conquest of Mṛtyu
Gṛhastha-Vrata
Devanagari script
निष्क्रान्ते मयि कल्याणि तथा संनिहिते5नघे । नातिथिस्ते5वमन्तव्य: प्रमाणं यद्यहं तव,“कल्याणि! निष्पाप! यदि तुम मुझे आदर्श मानती हो तो मैं घरमें रहूँ या घरसे कहीं दूर निकल जाऊँ, तुम्हें किसी भी दशामें अतिथिका अनादर नहीं करना चाहिये'
Transliteration
niṣkrānte mayi kalyāṇi tathā saṃnihite ’naghe | nātithis te ’vamantavyaḥ pramāṇaṃ yady ahaṃ tava ||
Translation
Bhīṣma said: “O auspicious one, O sinless lady—whether I have departed or am still present nearby, you must never treat a guest (atithi) with contempt. If you regard me as your standard of conduct, let this be your rule: the guest is not to be dishonored in any circumstance.”
Word by Word
निष्क्रान्तेwhen (I am) gone out/departed
निष्क्रान्ते:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootनिष्क्रान्त (नि√क्रम्)
Formmasculine, locative, singular
मयिin/with regard to me
मयि:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootअस्मद्
Form—, locative, singular
कल्याणिO auspicious one
कल्याणि:
TypeNoun
Rootकल्याणी
Formfeminine, vocative, singular
तथाlikewise/also
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
संनिहितेwhen (I am) present/nearby
संनिहिते:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootसंनिहित (सम्-नि√धा)
Formmasculine, locative, singular
अनघेO sinless one
अनघे:
TypeNoun
Rootअनघा
Formfeminine, vocative, singular
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
अतिथिःa guest
अतिथिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअतिथि
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
तेof you/your
ते:
TypeNoun
Rootयुष्मद्
Form—, genitive, singular
अवमन्तव्यःto be disrespected/neglected
अवमन्तव्यः:
TypeAdjective
Rootअवमन्तव्य (अव√मन् + तव्य)
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
प्रमाणम्authority/standard
प्रमाणम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootप्रमाण
Formneuter, nominative, singular
यदिif
यदि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयदि
अहम्I
अहम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअस्मद्
Form—, nominative, singular
तवof you/your
तव:
TypeNoun
Rootयुष्मद्
Form—, genitive, singular
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhīṣmaA
atithi (guest)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes