Shloka 7

Devanagari script

प्रभाते यास्यति भवानू्‌ पर्याश्वस्त: सुखोषित: । असौ हि भगवान्‌ सूर्यो मन्दरश्मिरवाड्मुख:

Transliteration

prabhāte yāsyati bhavān upari-āśvastaḥ sukhoṣitaḥ | asau hi bhagavān sūryo mandaraśmir avāṅmukhaḥ ||

Translation

The brāhmaṇa said: “At daybreak you may go on, refreshed and having rested comfortably. For the blessed Sun is now setting—his rays have grown gentle and he has turned downward. Therefore, stay here with me for the night; rest in ease and let your fatigue be fully removed, and then in the morning proceed to the place you desire.”

Word by Word

• प्रभाते: in the morning
• प्रभाते: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभात
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• यास्यति: will go
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (याति)
• Form: Simple Future (Luṭ), 3rd, Singular

• भवान्: you (hon.)
• भवान्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: भवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उ: indeed/and (emphatic particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उ

• पर्याश्वस्तः: rested, refreshed
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परि-आ-श्वस् (पर्याश्वसति)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle, used adjectivally)

• सुखोषितः: having stayed comfortably; having rested well
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुख-उषित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (from √वस्/उष् 'to dwell/spend the night')

• असौ: that (yonder)
• असौ: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: असद्/अदस् (pronoun stem अदस्)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• भगवान्: the venerable/lordly one
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भगवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सूर्यः: the Sun
• सूर्यः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मन्दरश्मिः: whose rays are mild; with dim rays
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मन्द-रश्मि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अवाङ्मुखः: with face turned downward; setting (towards the west)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अवाङ्-मुख
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• विद्वन्: O learned one
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्वस्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

ब्राह्मण उवाच

Characters & Entities

• brāhmaṇa (speaker)
• sūrya (the Sun)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights practical dharma: a host urges a traveler to rest when night falls, emphasizing care, hospitality, and acting according to proper time rather than forcing a journey in darkness.

What is happening in the narrative?

A brāhmaṇa addresses a traveler respectfully, noting that the Sun is setting and its rays have softened; he invites the guest to stay the night, recover from fatigue, and depart safely at dawn.