Shloka 137

Atithi-satkāra and the Consolation of Wise Counsel (अतिथिसत्कारः प्रज्ञानवचनस्य च पराश्वासनम्)

Devanagari script

नामानि चैव गुह्मानि निरुक्तानि च भारत । ऋषिभि: कथितानीह यानि संकीर्तितानि ते

Transliteration

nāmāni caiva guhyāni niruktāni ca bhārata | ṛṣibhiḥ kathitānīha yāni saṅkīrtitāni te ||

Translation

ହେ ଭାରତ! ମୋର ଯେ ଗୁହ୍ୟ ନାମଗୁଡ଼ିକ ଓ ସେମାନଙ୍କର ନିରୁକ୍ତି, ମୁଁ ଏଠାରେ ବ୍ୟାଖ୍ୟା କରିଛି; ଏବଂ ଋଷିମାନେ କହି ନିଶ୍ଚିତ କରିଥିବା ନାମଗୁଡ଼ିକୁ ମଧ୍ୟ ତୁମକୁ ବର୍ଣ୍ଣନା କରିଛି।

Word by Word

• नामानि: names
• नामानि: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• गुह्यानि: secret (ones)
• गुह्यानि: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गुह्य
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural

• निरुक्तानि: explained/etymologized
• निरुक्तानि: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निरुक्त
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• भारत: O Bharata
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• ऋषिभिः: by sages
• ऋषिभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• कथितानि: told/declared
• कथितानि: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कथित
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural

• इह: here/in this context
• इह: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह

• यानि: which
• यानि: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural

• संकीर्तितानि: enumerated/proclaimed
• संकीर्तितानि: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संकीर्तित
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: त्वद्
• Form: —, Dative, Singular

Speaker

अर्जुन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Arjuna
• Bhārata
• Ṛṣis (sages)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the authority of received tradition: sacred or ‘secret’ names are not merely labels but carry meaning (nirukta) and are validated by ṛṣis. Knowledge is presented as responsibly transmitted—explained, grounded in etymology, and confirmed by seer-tradition.

What is happening in the narrative?

Arjuna, as the speaker, concludes or summarizes a prior explanation: he has already disclosed his confidential names and their derivations, and he has also listed the names assigned by sages, addressing his listener as ‘Bhārata’.