Shloka 24

Cyavana Explains His Tests; Kuśika Seeks Brāhmaṇya for His Line (च्यवन–कुशिक संवादः)

Devanagari script

इयं शय्या भगवतो यथाकाममिहोष्यताम्‌ । प्रयतिष्यावहे प्रीतिमाहर्तु ते तपोधन

Transliteration

bhīṣma uvāca | iyaṁ śayyā bhagavato yathākāmam ihoṣyatām | prayatiṣyāvahe prītim āhartu te tapodhana |

Translation

Sambil menunjuk ke pembaringan itu, ia berkata, “Wahai tapodhana, inilah ranjang yang telah disiapkan untuk Yang Mulia. Tinggallah di sini sesukamu dan beristirahatlah dengan tenteram. Kami akan berusaha sekuat tenaga untuk menyenangkan hatimu.”

Word by Word

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

• शय्या: bed, couch
• शय्या: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शय्या
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• भगवतः: of/for the venerable one (sir)
• भगवतः: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• यथा: as, according to
• यथा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• कामम्: wish, desire
• कामम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह

• उष्यताम्: let (him/you) stay, rest
• उष्यताम्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस् (उष्/वस्-धातु; ‘उष्य’ as desiderative/imperative usage in epic Sanskrit)
• Form: Imperative, Third, Singular, Atmanepada (passive/impersonal imperative sense)

• प्रयतिष्यावहे: we two shall strive/endeavor
• प्रयतिष्यावहे: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: यत् (प्र + यत्)
• Form: Simple Future, First, Dual, Atmanepada

• प्रीतिम्: pleasure, satisfaction
• प्रीतिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रीति
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• आहर्तुम्: to bring, to procure
• आहर्तुम्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: हृ (आ + हृ)
• Form: Tumun (infinitive)

• ते: for you
• ते: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Dative, Singular

• तपोधन: O ascetic rich in austerity
• तपोधन: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपोधन
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• a revered guest (bhagavat)
• bed/couch (śayyā)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharmic hospitality: honoring a worthy guest—especially an ascetic—by offering comfort and actively striving to please them, treating service as a moral duty.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhishma indicates a prepared resting place and invites the revered ascetic to stay as desired, assuring that the hosts will make efforts to keep him content.