Shloka 50
Chapter 2: Sudarśana Upākhyāna — Atithi-Dharma and the Conquest of Mṛtyu
Gṛhastha-Vrata
Devanagari script
आतिदथ्यं कृतमिच्छामि त्वयाद्य वरवर्णिनि । प्रमाणं यदि धर्मस्ते गृहस्थाभ्रमसम्मत:,“वरवर्णिनि! यदि तुम गृहस्थसम्मत धर्मको मान्य समझती हो तो आज मैं तुम्हारे द्वारा किया गया आतिथ्यसत्कार ग्रहण करना चाहता हूँ
Transliteration
ātithyaṁ kṛtam icchāmi tvayādya varavarṇini | pramāṇaṁ yadi dharmas te gṛhasthābhramasammataḥ ||
Translation
Bhīṣma said: “O fair-complexioned lady of excellent beauty, today I wish to accept the hospitality you have offered. If, for you, the standard of right conduct is that dharma which is approved by the householders and accepted as proper, then let this act of hosting be taken as valid and fitting.”
Word by Word
आतिदथ्यम्hospitality, guest-offering
आतिदथ्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootआतिदथ्य
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
कृतम्done, performed
कृतम्:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
FormPast passive participle (क्त), Neuter, Accusative, Singular
इच्छामिI desire, I wish
इच्छामि:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootइष्
FormPresent (लट्), First, Singular, Parasmaipada
त्वयाby you
त्वया:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
Form—, Instrumental, Singular
अद्यtoday, now
अद्य:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअद्य
Formtrue
वरवर्णिनिO fair-complexioned (lady)
वरवर्णिनि:
TypeNoun
Rootवरवर्णिनी
FormFeminine, Vocative, Singular
प्रमाणम्authority, valid standard
प्रमाणम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootप्रमाण
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
यदिif
यदि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयदि
Formtrue
धर्मःdharma, duty/law
धर्मः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootधर्म
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तेyour, of you
ते:
Sampradana
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
Form—, Genitive, Singular
गृहस्थाभ्रमसम्मतःapproved/accepted by householders
गृहस्थाभ्रमसम्मतः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootगृहस्थाभ्रमसम्मत
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhīṣmaVerse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes