Shloka 44

Devanagari script

पीठयोश्वोपविष्टौ तौ कृतातिथ्याद्विकौ नृप । तेषु तत्रोपविष्टेषु स देशोडभिव्यराजत

Transliteration

pīṭhayoś copaviṣṭau tau kṛtātithyādvikau nṛpa | teṣu tatropaviṣṭeṣu sa deśo 'bhivyarājata ||

Translation

ହେ ରାଜନ୍! ଅତିଥି-ସତ୍କାରର ବିଧି ସମ୍ପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ କରି ସେ ଦୁଇଜଣ ଆସନରେ ବସିଲେ। ସେମାନେ ସେଠାରେ ବସିବାମାତ୍ରେ ତାଙ୍କର ତେଜ ଓ ଅତିଥିଧର୍ମର ଶୁଭ ଆଚରଣରେ ସେ ସ୍ଥାନ ବିଶେଷ ଦୀପ୍ତିରେ ଉଜ୍ଜ୍ୱଳ ହେଲା।

Word by Word

• पीठयोः: on (two) seats
• पीठयोः: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पीठ
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Dual

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

• उपविष्टौ: having sat / seated
• उपविष्टौ: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-विश्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual, क्त (past passive participle)

• तौ: those two
• तौ: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• कृतातिथ्यात्: after (the) hospitality had been performed
• कृतातिथ्यात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृतातिथ्य
• Form: Neuter, Ablative, Singular

• द्विकौ: the two (persons)
• द्विकौ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्विक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• नृप: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• तेषु: when/while they (were) there; among them
• तेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Plural

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• उपविष्टेषु: when (they) had sat / were seated
• उपविष्टेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-विश्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Plural, क्त (past passive participle)

• सः: that
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• देशः: place/region
• देशः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: देश
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अभिव्यराजत: shone forth / appeared splendid
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-वि-राज्
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• nṛpa (the king addressed)
• pīṭha (seats)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights atithya-dharma (the duty of honoring guests): when hospitality is properly performed and worthy persons are respectfully seated, the very place becomes auspicious and radiant—suggesting that ethical conduct sanctifies space.

What is happening in the narrative?

After the hosts complete the formalities of welcoming and honoring guests, the two individuals sit on seats. Their settled presence, together with the completed hospitality, makes the setting appear especially splendid.