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Shloka 24

सुतीक्ष्णाश्रमप्रवेशः

Entry into Sutikshna’s Hermitage

Devanagari script

ततश्शुभं तापसभोज्यमन्नं स्वयं सुतीक्ष्णः पुरुषर्षभाभ्याम्।ताभ्यां सुसत्कृत्य ददौ महात्मा सन्ध्यानिवृत्तौ रजनीं मवेक्ष्य।।3.7.24।।

Transliteration

tataḥ śubhaṃ tāpasabhojyam annaṃ svayaṃ sutīkṣṇaḥ puruṣarṣabhābhyām |

tābhyāṃ susatkṛtya dadau mahātmā sandhyānivṛttau rajanīṃ aveक्षya || 3.7.24 ||

Translation

ततः संध्याविनिवृत्तौ रजनीमवेक्ष्य महात्मा सुतीक्ष्णः। पुरुषर्षभाभ्यां सुसत्कृत्य तापसभोज्यमन्नं शुभं स्वयं ददौ।।

Word by Word
tataḥthen, thereafter
tataḥ:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/sequence marker)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
Formअव्यय (indeclinable adverb): ‘thereafter/then’
śubhamauspicious, good
śubham:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootśubha (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; adjective qualifying ‘annaṃ’
tāpasa-bhojyamfit to be eaten by ascetics
tāpasa-bhojyam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Roottāpasa (प्रातिपदिक) + bhojya (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √bhuj भुज् ‘to eat’ + य)
Formतत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘tāpasānāṃ bhojyam’); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; adjective qualifying ‘annaṃ’
annamfood
annam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootanna (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन
svayamhimself
svayam:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootsvayam (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
Formअव्यय (indeclinable): emphatic ‘himself’
sutīkṣṇaḥSutīkṣṇa
sutīkṣṇaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootsutīkṣṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; proper noun
puruṣa-ṛṣabhābhyāmby/with the two best of men
puruṣa-ṛṣabhābhyām:
Karaṇa (करण) / Sahakārī (सहकारी)
TypeNoun
Rootpuruṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + ṛṣabha (प्रातिपदिक)
Formतत्पुरुष-समास (कर्मधारय-भाव: ‘puruṣāṇāṃ ṛṣabhau’ = best of men); पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, द्विवचन
tābhyāmto those two
tābhyām:
Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान) / Recipient (to them)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formसर्वनाम, तृतीया-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; refers to the two (Rāma & Lakṣmaṇa)
su-satkṛtyahaving duly honoured (them)
su-satkṛtya:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootsat + √kṛ (कृ धातु) with उपसर्ग su-; absolutive
Formक्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund): ‘having well-honoured/received’
dadaugave, presented
dadau:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√dā (दा धातु)
Formलिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद
mahātmāthe great-souled (sage)
mahātmā:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootmahā + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
Formकर्मधारय-समास (‘mahān ātmā yasya’ used as epithet); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
sandhyā-nivṛttauwhen twilight had ended
sandhyā-nivṛttau:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootsandhyā (प्रातिपदिक) + nivṛtti (प्रातिपदिक)
Formतत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘sandhyāyāḥ nivṛttiḥ’); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; locative of time
rajanīmnight
rajanīm:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootrajanī (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन
caand
ca:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (conjunction): ‘and’
avekṣyahaving observed (that it was night)
avekṣya:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootava + √īkṣ (ईक्ष् धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund): ‘having observed/considered’
Context

Thereafter the composed Sutikshna, looked at Rama, the best among righteous men, and embracing him with both his arms said:

Characters & Entities
S
Sutikṣṇa
R
Rāma
L
Lakṣmaṇa
S
sandhyā (twilight)
N
night (rajanī)

FAQs

Dharma is expressed as atithi-satkāra (hospitality): the sage serves guests at the proper time with pure, appropriate food, embodying compassionate righteousness.

Night falls; Sutikṣṇa honors Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa and provides them food suitable for ascetic life at the hermitage.

Generosity and disciplined care—Sutikṣṇa’s attentive hospitality guided by sacred routine.

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