Shloka 47

गङ्गादर्शनम् तथा गुहसमागमः

Vision of the Gaṅgā and Meeting with Guha

Devanagari script

अश्वानां प्रतिपानं च खादनं चैव सोऽन्वशात्।गुहस्तत्रैव पुरुषां स्त्वरितं दीयतामिति।।2.50.47।।

Transliteration

aśvānāṃ pratipānaṃ ca khādanaṃ caiva so ’nvaśāt |

guhas tatraiva puruṣāṃs tvaritaṃ dīyatām iti || 2.50.47 ||

Translation

ထို့နောက် ဂုဟာသည် ထိုနေရာတင် မိမိလူများအား “မြင်းများကို အမြန် ရေတိုက်ပေး၍ အစာလည်း ပေးကြ” ဟု အမိန့်ပေး하였다။

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/क्रमवाचक-अव्यय (then/thereafter)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• चीरोत्तरासङ्गः: (he) with bark-cloth upper garment
• चीरोत्तरासङ्गः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चीर + उत्तरासङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (चीररूपः उत्तरासङ्गः = upper garment of bark-cloth)

• सन्ध्याम्: the twilight prayer (sandhyā)
• सन्ध्याम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सन्ध्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अन्वास्य: having performed
• अन्वास्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनु-√आस् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यपन्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund: ‘having performed/observed’)

• पश्चिमाम्: western/evening
• पश्चिमाम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पश्चिम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘सन्ध्याम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• जलम्: water
• जलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• एव: only
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय

• आददे: took/partook
• आददे: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-√दा (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• भोज्यम्: as food
• भोज्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘जलम्’ इत्यस्य समानाधिकरण-भावेन (as food)

• लक्ष्मणेन: by Lakṣmaṇa
• लक्ष्मणेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• आहृतम्: brought
• आहृतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ-√हृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘जलम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• स्वयम्: himself
• स्वयम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: स्वतन्त्रकर्तृवाचक-अव्यय (indeclinable: ‘himself’)

Context

Guha ordered the men standing there Give these horses liquids like water and forage.

Characters & Entities

• Guha
• horses (aśva)

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Dharma appears as prompt hospitality and responsible action—service is not merely sentiment but timely care for needs.

What is the narrative situation?

After Rama’s request, Guha immediately instructs his attendants to water and feed the horses.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Sevā (service) and decisive leadership.