Shloka 129

Devanagari script

सत्कृतो<हं त्वया मित्र सामर्थ्यादात्मन: सखे | स मां मित्रत्वमापन्नमुपभोक्तुं त्वमहसि,“सखे! मित्र! तुमने अपनी शक्तिके अनुसार मेरा पूरा सत्कार किया है और मैं भी तुम्हारा मित्र हो गया हूँ; अतः तुम्हें मेरे साथ रहकर इस मित्रताका सुख भोगना चाहिये

Transliteration

satkṛto ’haṃ tvayā mitra sāmarthyād ātmanaḥ sakhe | sa māṃ mitratvam āpannam upabhoktuṃ tvam arhasi ||

Translation

اے دوست، اے عزیز رفیق! تم نے اپنی استطاعت کے مطابق میرا پورا احترام کیا ہے۔ میں بھی تم سے دوستی کے بندھن میں داخل ہو گیا ہوں؛ اس لیے مناسب ہے کہ تم میرے ساتھ رہو اور اس دوستی کی خوشی اور شرف سے بہرہ مند ہو۔

Word by Word

सत्कृतःhonoured, well-received

अहम्I

त्वयाby you

मित्रO friend

सामर्थ्यात्according to (your) ability / from capability

आत्मनःof yourself

सखेO companion/friend

सःhe / that (I, in context)

माम्me

मित्रत्वम्friendship

आपन्नम्having attained, entered into

उपभोक्तुम्to enjoy/experience

त्वम्you

अर्हसिought to / deserve / are fit

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhishma

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Honor offered within one’s means establishes a moral bond; friendship entails reciprocity and shared well-being, so one should accept and sustain the relationship rather than treat hospitality as a one-sided act.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhishma acknowledges the respectful reception given by the other person according to their capacity and declares that he has accepted them as a friend, inviting them to stay and enjoy the fruits of that friendship.