Shloka 71
Chapter 2: Sudarśana Upākhyāna — Atithi-Dharma and the Conquest of Mṛtyu
Gṛhastha-Vrata
Devanagari script
प्राणा हि मम दाराश्न यच्चान्यद् विद्यते वसु । अतिथिभ्यो मया देयमिति मे व्रतमाहितम्
Transliteration
prāṇā hi mama dārāś ca yac cānyad vidyate vasu | atithibhyo mayā deyam iti me vratam āhitam ||
Translation
“என் உயிர், என் மனைவி, மேலும் என்னிடம் உள்ள எந்தச் செல்வமாயினும்—அனைத்தும் விருந்தினர்க்கே அர்ப்பணிக்கத் தக்கது; இதுவே நான் உறுதியாக எடுத்த விரதம்.”
Word by Word
प्राणाःlife-breaths, lives
प्राणाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootप्राण
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
हिindeed, for
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
ममof me, my
मम:
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
Form—, Genitive, Singular
दाराःwife/wives (spouse)
दाराः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदार
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
अन्यत्anything else
अन्यत्:
Karta
TypePronoun/Adjective
Rootअन्य
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
यत्whatever (that which)
यत्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
विद्यतेexists, is found
विद्यते:
TypeVerb
Rootविद् (विद् + य)
FormPresent, 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada
वसुwealth, property
वसु:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवसु
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
अतिथिभ्यःto/for guests
अतिथिभ्यः:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootअतिथि
FormMasculine, Dative, Plural
मयाby me
मया:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
Form—, Instrumental, Singular
देयम्to be given, should be given
देयम्:
TypeVerb
Rootदा (देय)
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular, यत् (gerundive/obligatory participle)
इतिthus (quotative)
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
मेmy, of me
मे:
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
Form—, Genitive, Singular
व्रतम्vow, observance
व्रतम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootव्रत
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
आहितम्placed/undertaken, established
आहितम्:
TypeVerb
Rootआ + धा (आहित)
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhishmaA
atithi (guest)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes