Shloka 7

Devanagari script

प्रभाते यास्यति भवानू्‌ पर्याश्वस्त: सुखोषित: । असौ हि भगवान्‌ सूर्यो मन्दरश्मिरवाड्मुख:,विद्वन! आप मुझे जैसी सलाह दे रहे हैं, अवश्य ऐसा ही करूँगा। साधो! वे भगवान्‌ सूर्य अस्ताचलकी ओर जा रहे हैं। उनकी किरणें मन्द हो गयी हैं; अतः आप इस रातमें मेरे साथ यहीं रहिये और सुखपूर्वक विश्राम करके भलीभाँति अपनी थकावट दूर कीजिये; फिर सबेरे अपने अभीष्ट स्थानको चले जाइयेगा

Transliteration

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

Translation

ब्राह्मण उवाच—प्रभाते यास्यति भवान् पर्याश्वस्तः सुखोषितः। असौ हि भगवान् सूर्यः मन्दरश्मिरवाङ्मुखः; तस्माद् इमां निशां मे सह वस, सुखेन विश्रम्य श्रमं विनोदय, प्रभाते यथेष्टं गमिष्यसि॥

Word by Word

प्रभातेin the morning

यास्यतिwill go

भवान्you (hon.)

उindeed/and (emphatic particle)

पर्याश्वस्तःrested, refreshed

सुखोषितःhaving stayed comfortably; having rested well

असौthat (yonder)

हिfor/indeed

भगवान्the venerable/lordly one

सूर्यःthe Sun

मन्दरश्मिःwhose rays are mild; with dim rays

अवाङ्मुखःwith face turned downward; setting (towards the west)

विद्वन्O learned one

Speaker

ब्राह्मण उवाच

Characters & Entities

brāhmaṇa (speaker)

sūrya (the Sun)

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 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.