Shloka 7

Devanagari script

प्रभाते यास्यति भवानू्‌ पर्याश्वस्त: सुखोषित: । असौ हि भगवान्‌ सूर्यो मन्दरश्मिरवाड्मुख:,विद्वन! आप मुझे जैसी सलाह दे रहे हैं, अवश्य ऐसा ही करूँगा। साधो! वे भगवान्‌ सूर्य अस्ताचलकी ओर जा रहे हैं। उनकी किरणें मन्द हो गयी हैं; अतः आप इस रातमें मेरे साथ यहीं रहिये और सुखपूर्वक विश्राम करके भलीभाँति अपनी थकावट दूर कीजिये; फिर सबेरे अपने अभीष्ट स्थानको चले जाइयेगा

Transliteration

prabhāte yāsyati bhavān upari-āśvastaḥ sukhoṣitaḥ | asau hi bhagavān sūryo mandaraśmir avāṅmukhaḥ ||

Translation

Brahmana itu berkata: “Pada waktu fajar engkau boleh meneruskan perjalanan, setelah segar kembali dan bermalam dengan selesa. Lihatlah, Dewa Surya kini sedang terbenam—sinarnya telah menjadi lembut dan ia menunduk ke ufuk. Maka tinggallah bersamaku malam ini; berehatlah dengan tenang hingga lenyap seluruh letihmu, lalu pada pagi hari pergilah ke tempat yang engkau kehendaki.”

Word by Word

प्रभातेin the morning

यास्यतिwill go

भवान्you (hon.)

उindeed/and (emphatic particle)

पर्याश्वस्तःrested, refreshed

सुखोषितःhaving stayed comfortably; having rested well

असौthat (yonder)

हिfor/indeed

भगवान्the venerable/lordly one

सूर्यःthe Sun

मन्दरश्मिःwhose rays are mild; with dim rays

अवाङ्मुखःwith face turned downward; setting (towards the west)

विद्वन्O learned one

Speaker

ब्राह्मण उवाच

Characters & Entities

brāhmaṇa (speaker)

sūrya (the Sun)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights practical dharma: a host urges a traveler to rest when night falls, emphasizing care, hospitality, and acting according to proper time rather than forcing a journey in darkness.

What is happening in the narrative?

A brāhmaṇa addresses a traveler respectfully, noting that the Sun is setting and its rays have softened; he invites the guest to stay the night, recover from fatigue, and depart safely at dawn.