Shloka 3

Devanagari script

तं च सर्वासु वेलासु भक्ष्यभोज्यप्रतिश्रयै: । पूजयामास सा कन्या वर्धमानैस्तु सर्वदा,परंतु वह कन्या प्रतिदिन हर समय पहलेकी अपेक्षा अधिक-अधिक परिणाममें भक्ष्य- भोज्य आदि सामग्री तथा शय्या-आसन आदि प्रस्तुत करके उनका सेवा-सत्कार किया करती थी

Transliteration

taṃ ca sarvāsu velāsu bhakṣyabhojyapratiśrayaiḥ | pūjayāmāsa sā kanyā vardhamānaistu sarvadā ||

Translation

ആ കന്യക എല്ലാ സമയങ്ങളിലും ഭക്ഷ്യഭോജ്യങ്ങളും ആശ്രയ-ആതിഥ്യവും നൽകി അവനെ ആദരിച്ചു; അതും ദിനംപ്രതി മുൻപത്തേക്കാൾ വർധിപ്പിച്ചുകൊണ്ടിരുന്നു.

Word by Word

तम्him

चand

सर्वासुin all

वेलासुat times/occasions

भक्ष्यभोज्यप्रतिश्रयैःwith eatables, food, and lodging/resting provisions

पूजयामासhonoured/worshipped

साshe

कन्याthe maiden/girl

वर्धमानैःwith increasing (ones)

तुbut/indeed

सर्वदाalways

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

vaiśampāyana (narrator/speaker)

kanyā (the maiden)

guest/recipient of hospitality (tam)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores atithi-dharma: a guest should be honored with food, drink, and shelter, offered with respect and attentiveness. The maiden’s ever-increasing provisions model generosity and sustained care rather than minimal or reluctant giving.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that a maiden continually serves and honors a man/guest at all times, providing him with meals and lodging, and each day she increases the quantity and quality of what she offers.