Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 117, Shloka 6

अत्र्याश्रमगमनम् तथा अनसूयोपदेशः

Arrival at Atri’s Hermitage and Anasuya’s Counsel

Devanagari script

स्वयमातिथ्यमादिश्य सर्वमन्यत्सुसत्कृतम्।सौमित्रिं च महाभागां सीतां च समसान्त्वयत्।।।।

Transliteration

svayam ātithyam ādiśya sarvam anyat susatkṛtam | saumitriṃ ca mahābhāgāṃ sītāṃ ca samasāntvayat ||

Translation

ଅତ୍ରି ସ୍ୱୟଂ ସମସ୍ତ ପ୍ରକାରେ ଯଥୋଚିତ ଆତିଥ୍ୟର ବ୍ୟବସ୍ଥା କରି, ସୌମିତ୍ରି ଓ ମହାଭାଗା ସୀତାଙ୍କୁ ମଧ୍ୟ ସ୍ନିଗ୍ଧ ବଚନରେ ସାନ୍ତ୍ୱନା ଦେଲେ।

Word by Word

• svayam: himself
• svayam: Karta (कर्ता) (emphatic marker of subject)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: svayam (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), emphatic adverb/particle; 'himself'

• ātithyam: hospitality
• ātithyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ātithya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• ādiśya: having ordered
• ādiśya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√diś (धातु)
• Form: Kṛdanta: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्), 'having ordered/instructed'

• sarvam: everything
• sarvam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); used collectively 'everything'

• anyat: other/remaining
• anyat: Karma (कर्म) (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); qualifying sarvam: 'other/remaining'

• susatkṛtam: well received / duly honoured
• susatkṛtam: Karma (कर्म) (predicate/qualifier of sarvam anyat)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su-sat-√kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Kṛdanta: Past passive participle (क्त), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd), Singular; 'well-honoured/treated well'

• saumitrim: Lakshmana (son of Sumitra)
• saumitrim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saumitri (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध) (connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), conjunction (समुच्चय)

• mahābhāgām: highly fortunate / noble
• mahābhāgām: Karma (कर्म) (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā-bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Compound: karmadhāraya (कर्मधारय) 'great + fortunate'; Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); qualifying sītām

• sītām: Sita
• sītām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sītā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध) (connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), conjunction (समुच्चय)

• samasāntvayat: consoled / spoke kindly to
• samasāntvayat: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ā-√sāntv (धातु)
• Form: Tinganta (तिङन्त), Aorist/luṅ (लुङ्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

Context

That sage Atri himself extended to Rama the hospitality befitting him in all possible ways and treated Lakshmana and highly virtuous Sita with kind words.

Characters & Entities

• Atri
• Lakṣmaṇa (Saumitri)
• Sītā

FAQs

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

Atithi-dharma (duty to guests): offering respectful care and soothing speech to those who arrive weary or burdened.

What is the narrative situation?

Atri provides hospitality and reassurance to Rāma’s companions, Lakṣmaṇa and Sītā.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Atri’s generosity and gentleness, expressing dharma through action and speech.