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Shloka 18

Adhyāya 208: Aṅgirasī-kanyāḥ

Enumeration of Aṅgiras’ daughters and attribute-names

प्रविश्य च गृहं रम्यमासनेनाभिपूजित: । अर्घ्येण च स वै तेन व्याधेन द्विजसत्तम:,व्याधका घर बहुत सुन्दर था। वहाँ पहुँचकर उस व्याधने ब्राह्मणको बैठनेके लिये आसन दिया और अर्घ्य देकर उस श्रेष्ठ ब्राह्मणकी आदरसहित पूजा की

praviśya ca gṛhaṃ ramyam āsanenābhipūjitaḥ | arghyeṇa ca sa vai tena vyādhena dvijasattamaḥ ||

Memasuki rumah yang elok itu, sang Brahmana terbaik dihormati dengan dipersilakan duduk. Pemburu itu pun mempersembahkan arghya dan memujanya dengan hormat sebagaimana mestinya.

प्रविश्यhaving entered
प्रविश्य:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-विश्
Formल्यप् (क्त्वा-प्रत्ययार्थे), कर्तरि, पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (absolutive)
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
गृहंhouse
गृहं:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootगृह
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
रम्यम्beautiful
रम्यम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootरम्य
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
आसनेनwith a seat (by offering a seat)
आसनेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootआसन
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
अभिपूजितःhonoured / worshipped
अभिपूजितः:
TypeVerb
Rootअभि-पूज्
Formक्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
अर्घ्येणwith arghya (honorific offering)
अर्घ्येण:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootअर्घ्य
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
वैindeed
वै:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै
तेनby him / with him
तेन:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
व्याधेनby the hunter
व्याधेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootव्याध
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
द्विजसत्तमःthe best of Brahmins (best of the twice-born)
द्विजसत्तमः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootद्विज-सत्तम
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

M
Mārkaṇḍeya
V
vyādha (hunter)
D
dvijasattama (excellent Brahmin guest)
G
gṛha (house)
Ā
āsana (seat)
A
arghya (welcoming offering)

Educational Q&A

Dharma is expressed through conduct: sincere hospitality (āsana, arghya) and reverence toward a worthy guest are ethical acts that do not depend on one’s occupation or social label.

A Brahmin arrives at the hunter’s beautiful home; the hunter welcomes him properly by offering a seat and arghya, and honors him with respectful worship.