Shloka 13

Brahmā’s Instruction on Brahmacarya, Vānaprastha, and the Aliṅga Path

Ethics of Non-attachment

Devanagari script

समूलफल;भि क्षाभिरचेंदतिथिमागतम्‌ | यद्‌ भक्ष्यं स्थात्‌ ततो दद्याद भिक्षां नित्यमतन्द्रित:,यदि कोई अतिथि आ जाय तो फल-मूलकी भिक्षा देकर उसका सत्कार करे। कभी आलस्य न करे। जो कुछ भोजन अपने पास उपस्थित हो, उसीमेंसे अतिथिको भिक्षा दे

Transliteration

samūla-phalabhiḥ bhikṣābhir acendatithim āgatam | yad bhakṣyaṃ syāt tato dadyād bhikṣāṃ nityam atandritaḥ ||

Translation

Vāyu said: “When an unannounced guest arrives, one should honor him by offering alms of roots and fruits. One must never be negligent. Whatever food is available at the moment—out of that very store one should always give the guest his share.”

Word by Word

समूलफलभिक्षाभिःwith alms consisting of roots and fruits

अर्चेत्should honor / should worship

अतिथिम्a guest

आगतम्arrived

यत्whatever (that which)

भक्ष्यम्food / something edible

स्यात्may be / should be

ततःfrom that / from it

दद्यात्should give

भिक्षाम्alms / a portion given (to a guest)

नित्यम्always

अतन्द्रितःunlazy / vigilant

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vāyu (Vāyudeva)

atithi (guest)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes