Shloka 7

Devanagari script

प्रभाते यास्यति भवानू्‌ पर्याश्वस्त: सुखोषित: । असौ हि भगवान्‌ सूर्यो मन्दरश्मिरवाड्मुख:

Transliteration

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

Translation

ବ୍ରାହ୍ମଣ କହିଲେ—ପ୍ରଭାତେ ଆପଣ ସୁଖରେ ବିଶ୍ରାମ କରି ସତେଜ ହୋଇ ଆଗକୁ ଯିବେ। କାରଣ ଭଗବାନ ସୂର୍ଯ୍ୟ ଏବେ ଅସ୍ତଗାମୀ; ତାଙ୍କର କିରଣ ମନ୍ଦ ହୋଇଛି ଏବଂ ସେ ଅଧୋମୁଖ ହୋଇଛନ୍ତି। ତେଣୁ ଏହି ରାତି ମୋ ସହିତ ରୁହନ୍ତୁ; ସୁଖରେ ବିଶ୍ରାମ କରି କ୍ଲାନ୍ତି ସମ୍ପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ଦୂର କରନ୍ତୁ; ପରେ ସକାଳେ ଆପଣଙ୍କ ଇଚ୍ଛିତ ସ୍ଥାନକୁ ଯାଆନ୍ତୁ।

Word by Word

• प्रभाते: in the morning
• प्रभाते: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभात
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• यास्यति: will go
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (याति)
• Form: Simple Future (Luṭ), 3rd, Singular

• भवान्: you (hon.)
• भवान्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: भवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उ: indeed/and (emphatic particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उ

• पर्याश्वस्तः: rested, refreshed
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परि-आ-श्वस् (पर्याश्वसति)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle, used adjectivally)

• सुखोषितः: having stayed comfortably; having rested well
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुख-उषित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (from √वस्/उष् 'to dwell/spend the night')

• असौ: that (yonder)
• असौ: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: असद्/अदस् (pronoun stem अदस्)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• हि: for/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• भगवान्: the venerable/lordly one
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भगवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सूर्यः: the Sun
• सूर्यः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मन्दरश्मिः: whose rays are mild; with dim rays
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मन्द-रश्मि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अवाङ्मुखः: with face turned downward; setting (towards the west)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अवाङ्-मुख
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• विद्वन्: O learned one
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्वस्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

ब्राह्मण उवाच

Characters & Entities

• brāhmaṇa (speaker)
• sūrya (the Sun)

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.