Shloka 3

Devanagari script

यद्येवैष्यति सायाह्वे यदि प्रातरथो निशि । यद्यर्थरात्रे भगवान्‌ न मे कोपं करिष्यति,ये पूजनीय ब्राह्मण यदि सायंकाल आवें, प्रातःकाल पधारें अथवा रात या आधीरातमें भी दर्शन दें, ये कभी भी मेरे मनमें क्रोध उत्पन्न नहीं कर सकेंगे--मैं हर समय इनकी समुचित सेवाके लिये प्रस्तुत रहूँगी

Transliteration

yadyaivaiṣyati sāyāhve yadi prātaratho niśi | yadyartharātre bhagavān na me kopaṃ kariṣyati ||

Translation

Вайшампаяна сказал: «Придёт ли он вечером, придёт ли утром или даже ночью; пусть даже досточтимый явится в полночь — он не возбудит во мне гнева. В любое время я буду готов оказать надлежащее служение брахману, достойному почитания».

Word by Word

यदिif

एवindeed/just

एष्यतिwill come/go

सायाह्वेat evening-time

यदिif

प्रातरथःone who comes in the morning / morning-guest

निशिat night

यदिif

अर्धरात्रेat midnight

भगवान्the venerable one / lord (honorific)

नnot

मेto me / of me

कोपम्anger

करिष्यतिwill do/make (will cause)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

brāhmaṇa (venerable Brahmin/guest)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse upholds atithi-dharma: a worthy guest—especially a venerable Brahmin—should be received with unwavering respect and service at any hour, without irritation. Ethical restraint (freedom from kopa) is presented as integral to righteous conduct.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Vaiśampāyana’s narration, a speaker expresses a firm resolve about hospitality: regardless of whether the honored Brahmin arrives in the evening, morning, night, or even at midnight, the host will not become angry and will remain prepared to serve appropriately.