Shloka 14

द्रोणपर्व अध्याय ६७ — अर्जुनस्य प्रवेशः, श्रुतायुध-वधः, सुदक्षिण-वधः

Arjuna’s advance; deaths of Śrutāyudha and Sudakṣiṇa

Devanagari script

सांकृते रन्तिदेवस्य यां रात्रिमतिथिवसेत्‌

Transliteration

sāṅkṛte rantidevasya yāṃ rātrim atithiv aset

Translation

Nārada said: “In the sacred tradition concerning King Rantideva, there is that night during which he remained devoted to the service of a guest.”

Word by Word

• सांकृते: in/at Sāṅkṛta (a place/name)
• सांकृते: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सांकृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• रन्तिदेवस्य: of Rantideva
• रन्तिदेवस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रन्तिदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• याम्: which
• याम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• रात्रिम्: night
• रात्रिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रात्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• अतिथिवसेत्: dwelt/stayed (as a guest)
• अतिथिवसेत्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस् (धातु)
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Rantideva
• Atithi (guest)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse points to the dharma of honoring and serving a guest (atithi-sevā) even at personal cost, presenting Rantideva as an ethical exemplar whose virtue is measured by steadfast hospitality.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada introduces an episode from the account of King Rantideva, specifically highlighting a particular night when Rantideva remained engaged in serving a guest—setting up a moral illustration within the broader discourse.