Shloka 50

Devanagari script

अतिथि: पूजनीयस्त्वमिदं च भवतो गृहम्‌ । सर्वमाज्ञाप्पतामाशु परवन्तो वयं त्वयि

Transliteration

atithiḥ pūjanīyas tvam idaṁ ca bhavato gṛham | sarvam ājñāpayatām āśu paravanto vayaṁ tvayi

Translation

Bhishma said: “You are an honored guest, and this house is yours. Command whatever you wish at once; we are wholly at your disposal.”

Word by Word

• अतिथिः: guest
• अतिथिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अतिथि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पूजनीयः: worthy of worship/honour
• पूजनीयः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूजनीय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Nominative, Singular

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• भवतः: of you (honorific)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: भवत्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• गृहम्: house/home
• गृहम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• आज्ञाप्यताम्: let it be commanded/please command
• Type: Verb
• Root: आज्ञा + √आप् (आप्नुयात्/आप्) (causative: आज्ञापयति)
• Form: Imperative, Third, Singular, Passive

• आशु: quickly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आशु

• परवन्तः: dependent/submissive
• परवन्तः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परवन्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• वयम्: we
• वयम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Nominative, Plural

• त्वयि: in you / upon you
• त्वयि: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Locative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• guest (atithi)
• house/home (gṛha)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The core teaching is atithi-dharma: a guest should be honored as worthy of reverence, and the host should offer prompt, wholehearted service, placing the guest’s needs above personal ownership and convenience.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhishma addresses a guest with formal respect, declaring the guest to be worthy of honor and offering the entire household’s resources and obedience, inviting the guest to give instructions freely.