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Shloka 43

Chapter 2: Sudarśana Upākhyāna — Atithi-Dharma and the Conquest of Mṛtyu

Gṛhastha-Vrata

येन येन च तुष्येत नित्यमेव त्वयातिथि: । अप्यात्मन: प्रदानेन न ते कार्या विचारणा,“जिस-जिस वस्तुसे अतिथि संतुष्ट हो, वह वस्तु तुम्हें सदा ही उसे देनी चाहिये। यदि अतिथिके संतोषके लिये तुम्हें अपना शरीर भी देना पड़े तो मनमें कभी अन्यथा विचार न करना

yena yena ca tuṣyet nityam eva tvayātithiḥ | apy ātmanaḥ pradānena na te kāryā vicāraṇā ||

ఏ ఏ వస్తువుతో అతిథి సంతుష్టుడవుతాడో, ఆ వస్తువును నీవు ఎల్లప్పుడూ అతనికి ఇవ్వాలి. అతిథి తృప్తి కోసం నీ స్వయాన్ని అర్పించవలసి వచ్చినా, మనసులో ఎలాంటి సందేహం గానీ వెనుకడుగు గానీ పెట్టకూడదు.

येनby which (thing/means)
येन:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
Formneuter, instrumental, singular
येनby which (thing/means)
येन:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
Formneuter, instrumental, singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
तुष्येतmay be pleased / should be satisfied
तुष्येत:
TypeVerb
Rootतुष्
Formvidhi-linga, optative, 3rd, singular, parasmaipada
नित्यम्always
नित्यम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनित्य
एवindeed / only
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
त्वयाby you
त्वया:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद्
Formany, instrumental, singular
अतिथिःthe guest
अतिथिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअतिथि
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
अपिeven / also
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
आत्मनःof oneself / of one’s own (self/body)
आत्मनः:
TypeNoun
Rootआत्मन्
Formmasculine, genitive, singular
प्रदानेनby giving / with the act of giving
प्रदानेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootप्रदान
Formneuter, instrumental, singular
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
तेfor you / to you
ते:
Sampradana
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद्
Formany, dative, singular
कार्याःto be done / proper (things)
कार्याः:
TypeAdjective
Rootकार्य
Formfeminine, nominative, plural
विचारणाdeliberation / hesitation
विचारणा:
TypeNoun
Rootविचारणा
Formfeminine, nominative, singular

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhīṣma
A
atithi (guest)

Educational Q&A

The verse teaches uncompromising atithi-dharma: one should give whatever genuinely pleases a guest, without hesitation—even to the extent of offering one’s own self—because honoring the guest is treated as a paramount ethical duty.

Bhīṣma is instructing on dharma, specifically the duties of householders toward guests. He emphasizes that the host must prioritize the guest’s satisfaction and should not waver or calculate when fulfilling this obligation.