Shloka 81

योग–सांख्यसमन्वयः, रथोपमा, व्यक्त–अव्यक्तविवेकः

Yoga–Sāṃkhya Synthesis, Chariot Allegory, and the Vyakta–Avyakta Distinction

Devanagari script

तन्मां स्वयमनुप्राप्तामभिनन्द शचीपते

Transliteration

tan māṁ svayam anuprāptām abhinanda śacīpate

Translation

“Acolhe-me—eu que aqui cheguei por minha própria vontade, ó senhor de Śacī.” Com estas palavras, Śakra (Indra) insta a uma recepção respeitosa, ressaltando a ética do dharma: o hóspede que chega, sobretudo aquele que vem pessoalmente e sem coação, deve ser honrado com a devida cortesia.

Word by Word

• तत्: that (act/thing)
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Common, Accusative, Singular

• स्वयम्: yourself / in person
• स्वयम्: Karta
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम्

• अनुप्राप्ताम्: having come/arrived (following/after)
• अनुप्राप्ताम्: Karma
• Type: Participle
• Root: अनु-प्राप्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular, Parasmaipada (active), Past (kta/क्त), Past active participle (kta used in active sense)

• अभिनन्द: welcome / greet / rejoice at
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-नन्द्
• Form: Loṭ (Imperative), Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

• शचीपते: O lord of Śacī (Indra)
• शचीपते: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शचीपति
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

शक्र उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śakra (Indra)
• Śacī

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the dharmic principle of honoring one who arrives as a guest or visitor—especially one who comes personally and willingly—by offering a proper welcome and respectful reception.

What is happening in the narrative?

Śakra (Indra), speaking in the Śānti Parva discourse context, addresses “Śacīpati” (Indra’s epithet) in a rhetorical or self-referential manner to emphasize that the arriving figure should be greeted and honored, reinforcing norms of courteous reception.