Shloka 129

आपद्धर्मनिर्णयः — विश्वामित्र-श्वपचसंवादः

Apaddharma Determination: Dialogue of Viśvāmitra and the Śvapaca

Devanagari script

सत्कृतो<हं त्वया मित्र सामर्थ्यादात्मन: सखे | स मां मित्रत्वमापन्नमुपभोक्तुं त्वमहसि

Transliteration

satkṛto ’haṃ tvayā mitra sāmarthyād ātmanaḥ sakhe | sa māṃ mitratvam āpannam upabhoktuṃ tvam arhasi ||

Translation

ಓ ಸಖಾ, ಓ ಮಿತ್ರಾ! ನೀನು ನಿನ್ನ ಸಾಮರ್ಥ್ಯಕ್ಕೆ ತಕ್ಕಂತೆ ನನ್ನನ್ನು ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣವಾಗಿ ಸತ್ಕರಿಸಿದ್ದೀ. ನಾನೂ ನಿನ್ನೊಂದಿಗೆ ಮಿತ್ರತ್ವಕ್ಕೆ ಬಂದಿದ್ದೇನೆ; ಆದ್ದರಿಂದ ನನ್ನ ಜೊತೆಯಲ್ಲೇ ಉಳಿದು ಈ ಮಿತ್ರತ್ವದ ಸುಖವನ್ನು ಅನುಭವಿಸುವುದು ನಿನಗೆ ಯುಕ್ತವಾಗಿದೆ.

Word by Word

• सत्कृतः: honoured, well-received
• सत्कृतः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्कृत (कृ धातु, क्त प्रत्यय)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• मित्र: O friend
• Type: Noun
• Root: मित्र
• Form: Neuter, Vocative, Singular

• सामर्थ्यात्: according to (your) ability / from capability
• सामर्थ्यात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सामर्थ्य
• Form: Neuter, Ablative, Singular

• आत्मनः: of yourself
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• सखे: O companion/friend
• Type: Noun
• Root: सखि
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• सः: he / that (I, in context)
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• मित्रत्वम्: friendship
• मित्रत्वम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मित्रत्व
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• आपन्नम्: having attained, entered into
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आपन्न (आप् धातु, क्त प्रत्यय)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• उपभोक्तुम्: to enjoy/experience
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-भुज् (तुमुन्)
• Form: Infinitive

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अर्हसि: ought to / deserve / are fit
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्ह्
• Form: Present, Second, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Honor offered within one’s means establishes a moral bond; friendship entails reciprocity and shared well-being, so one should accept and sustain the relationship rather than treat hospitality as a one-sided act.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhishma acknowledges the respectful reception given by the other person according to their capacity and declares that he has accepted them as a friend, inviting them to stay and enjoy the fruits of that friendship.