Shloka 6

Devanagari script

बाढमेवं करिष्यामि यथा मे भाषते भवान्‌ | इमां हि रजनीं साधो निवसस्व मया सह

Transliteration

bāḍham evaṁ kariṣyāmi yathā me bhāṣate bhavān | imāṁ hi rajanīṁ sādho nivasasva mayā saha, vidvan |

Translation

The brāhmaṇa said: “So be it; I shall do exactly as you instruct me. O good sir, O learned one—stay here with me for this night. Rest comfortably and fully dispel your fatigue; then in the morning you may proceed to the place you desire.”

Word by Word

• बाढम्: certainly, indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: बाढम्

• एवम्: thus, in this manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• करिष्यामि: I will do
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Lृट् (simple future), 1, singular, परस्मैपदम्

• यथा: as, in the way that
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• मे: of me, my
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: common, genitive, singular

• भाषते: speaks, says
• Type: Verb
• Root: भाष्
• Form: लट् (present), 3, singular, आत्मनेपदम्

• भवान्: you (honorific)
• भवान्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: भवत्
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• इमाम्: this (f.)
• इमाम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: feminine, accusative, singular

• हि: indeed, for
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• रजनीम्: night
• रजनीम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रजनी
• Form: feminine, accusative, singular

• साधो: O good man / O venerable one
• Type: Noun
• Root: साधु
• Form: masculine, vocative, singular

• निवसस्व: stay, dwell
• Type: Verb
• Root: निवस्
• Form: लोट् (imperative), 2, singular, परस्मैपदम्

• मया: with me / by me
• मया: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: common, instrumental, singular

• सह: together with
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह

• विद्वन्: O learned one
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्वस्
• Form: masculine, vocative, singular

Speaker

ब्राह्मण उवाच

Characters & Entities

• ब्राह्मण (the brāhmaṇa speaker)
• साधु/विद्वान् (the addressed learned/virtuous person)
• रजनी (night)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights atithi-dharma (ethical hospitality): honoring wise guests, accepting good counsel, and ensuring a traveler’s rest and well-being before continuing the journey.

What is happening in the narrative?

A brāhmaṇa responds respectfully to a learned person’s advice, agrees to follow it, and invites him to stay the night, rest, and depart in the morning for his intended destination.