Shloka 2

Devanagari script

अध्वक्लान्तस्य शयनं स्थानक्लान्तस्थ चासनम्‌ | तृषितस्य च पानीयं क्षुधार्तस्थ च भोजनम्‌,राह चलनेसे थके हुए बटोहीको शय्या, खड़े-खड़े जिसके पैर दुख रहे हों, उसके लिये बैठनेका आसन, प्यासेको पानी और भूखसे पीड़ित मनुष्यको भोजन मिलनेसे जितना संतोष होता है, उतनी ही प्रसन्नता मुझे आपकी यह बात सुनकर हुई है

Transliteration

adhvaklāntasya śayanaṁ sthānaklāntasya cāsanam | tṛṣitasya ca pānīyaṁ kṣudhārtasya ca bhojanam ||

Translation

Disse o brâmane: “Assim como um leito alivia o viajante exausto da estrada, como um assento conforta aquele cujos pés doem de tanto ficar em pé, como a água sacia o sedento e como o alimento alegra o homem atormentado pela fome—assim se alegrou o meu coração ao ouvir as tuas palavras.”

Word by Word

• [{'term': 'adhva', 'definition': 'road, journey'}, {'term': 'klānta', 'definition': 'weary, fatigued'}, {'term': 'adhvaklāntasya', 'definition': 'of one fatigued by travel (genitive singular)'}, {'term': 'śayana', 'definition': 'lying down, bed, resting-place'}, {'term': 'sthāna', 'definition': 'standing

• a place/position'}, {'term': 'sthānaklāntasya', 'definition': 'of one fatigued by standing'}, {'term': 'āsana', 'definition': 'seat, sitting-place'}, {'term': 'tṛṣita', 'definition': 'thirsty'}, {'term': 'pānīya', 'definition': 'drinkable water

• a drink'}, {'term': 'kṣudhā', 'definition': 'hunger'}, {'term': 'ārtā', 'definition': 'distressed, afflicted'}, {'term': 'kṣudhārtasya', 'definition': 'of one afflicted by hunger'}, {'term': 'bhojana', 'definition': 'food

Speaker

ब्राह्मण उवाच

Characters & Entities

• ब्राह्मण (a brāhmaṇa speaker)
• शयन (bed/rest)
• आसन (seat)
• पानीय (water)
• भोजन (food)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse praises the power of timely support and kind, fitting words: just as basic necessities (rest, a seat, water, food) relieve specific forms of suffering, so wise speech can bring immediate inner comfort and joy.

What is happening in the narrative?

A brāhmaṇa responds appreciatively to what has been said to him, using vivid comparisons to express how deeply satisfied and comforted he feels upon hearing the other person’s words.