Shloka 91
Chapter 2: Sudarśana Upākhyāna — Atithi-Dharma and the Conquest of Mṛtyu
Gṛhastha-Vrata
Devanagari script
तस्माद् गृहाश्रमस्थस्य नान्यद् दैवतमस्ति वै । ऋते5तिर्थिं नरव्यात्र मनसैतद् विचारय,पुरुषसिंह! इसलिये तुम अपने मनमें यह निश्चित विचार कर लो कि गृहस्थ पुरुषके लिये अतिथिको छोड़कर दूसरा कोई देवता नहीं है
Transliteration
tasmād gṛhāśramasthasya nānyad daivatam asti vai | ṛte ’tithiṃ naravyāghra manasaitad vicāraya puruṣasiṃha ||
Translation
Bhīṣma said: Therefore, for one who lives in the householder’s stage of life, there is truly no other deity—except the guest. Reflect on this firmly in your mind, O tiger among men, O lion-like hero.
Word by Word
तस्मात्therefore/from that reason
तस्मात्:
Apadana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Ablative, Singular
गृहाश्रमस्थस्यof one who is in the householder-āśrama
गृहाश्रमस्थस्य:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootगृहाश्रमस्थ
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
अन्यत्another (anything else)
अन्यत्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअन्य
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
दैवतम्deity/divinity
दैवतम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदैवत
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
अस्तिis/exists
अस्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootअस्
FormPresent, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
वैindeed/verily
वै:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै
ऋतेexcept/without
ऋते:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootऋते
अतिथिम्a guest
अतिथिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअतिथि
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
नरव्याघ्रO tiger among men
नरव्याघ्र:
TypeNoun
Rootनरव्याघ्र
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
मनसाwith the mind/in the mind
मनसा:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootमनस्
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
एतत्this
एतत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
विचारयconsider/reflect upon
विचारय:
TypeVerb
Rootवि-चर्
FormImperative, 2nd, Singular, Parasmaipada
पुरुषसिंहO lion among men
पुरुषसिंह:
TypeNoun
Rootपुरुषसिंह
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhīṣmaA
atithi (guest)G
gṛhastha (householder)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes