Shloka 8

Devanagari script

स हि सर्वातिथिर्नागो बुद्धिशास्त्रविशारद: । गुणैरनुपमैर्युक्त: समस्तैराभिकामिकै:,वह नाग बड़ा बुद्धिमान्‌ और शास्त्रोंका पण्डित है। सबका अतिथि-सत्कार करता है। समस्त अनुपम तथा वाउ्छनीय सदगुणोंसे सम्पन्न है

Transliteration

sa hi sarvātithir nāgo buddhiśāstraviśāradaḥ | guṇair anupamair yuktaḥ samastair ābhikāmikaiḥ ||

Translation

ພຣາຫມັນໄດ້ກ່າວວ່າ: «ນາກນັ້ນເປັນເຈົ້າພາບແກ່ແຂກທຸກຜູ້ ຕ້ອນຮັບທົ່ວໜ້າ. ລາວຊຳນານລຶກຊຶ້ງໃນວິຊາປັນຍາ ແລະສາດສະຕຣາ. ລາວພ້ອມດ້ວຍຄຸນງາມຄວາມດີອັນຫາຜູ້ເທົ່າບໍ່ໄດ້—ຄົບຖ້ວນທຸກປະການໃນຄຸນທີ່ນ່າຊົມ ແລະນ່າປາຖະໜາ».

Word by Word

सःhe/that (one)

हिindeed/for

सर्वातिथिःone who is (like) a host to all / universal host

नागःNāga (serpent-being)

बुद्धिशास्त्रविशारदःskilled in the sciences of intellect/knowledge and scriptures

गुणैःwith qualities/virtues

अनुपमैःunparalleled

युक्तःendowed/possessed

समस्तैःwith all/entire

आभिकामिकैःdesirable/pleasing (virtues)

Speaker

ब्राह्मण उवाच

Characters & Entities

ब

ब्राह्मण (Brāhmaṇa speaker)

न

नाग (Nāga)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse praises dharmic excellence through two ideals: learning guided by discernment (buddhi-śāstra) and universal hospitality (sarvātithi). True nobility is shown by welcoming others and embodying desirable virtues.

What is happening in the narrative?

A brāhmaṇa introduces or commends a particular nāga, describing him as an exemplary figure—learned, wise, and renowned for honoring guests—thereby establishing his moral stature within the discourse of Śānti Parva.