Shloka 6

Adhyāya 142: Cyavana, the Devas’ Arrogance, and Vāyu’s Counsel on Protecting Brāhmaṇas

Devanagari script

रन्तिदेवश्व सांकृत्यो वसिष्ठाय महात्मने । अर्घ्य प्रदाय विधिवल्लेभे लोकाननुत्तमान्‌

Transliteration

Rantidevaś ca Sāṅkṛtyo Vasiṣṭhāya mahātmane | arghyaṃ pradāya vidhivāl lebhe lokān anuttamān ||

Translation

Bhīṣma nói: Vua Rantideva, con của Saṅkṛti, đã đúng nghi lễ dâng arghya (nước cúng tiếp đãi) lên đại hiền Vasiṣṭha, bậc đại tâm. Nhờ hành vi hiếu kính và tiếp đãi theo chính pháp ấy, nhà vua đạt đến những cõi tối thượng, vô song.

Word by Word

• रन्तिदेवः: Rantideva
• रन्तिदेवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: रन्तिदेव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• सांकृत्यः: Sāṅkṛtya (a king/person named Sāṅkṛtya)
• सांकृत्यः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सांकृत्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वसिष्ठाय: to Vasiṣṭha
• वसिष्ठाय: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसिष्ठ
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

• महात्मने: to the great-souled (sage)
• महात्मने: Sampradana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

• अर्घ्यम्: arghya-offering (honorary water/oblation)
• अर्घ्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्घ्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• प्रदाय: having given
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + दा
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral here)

• विधिवत्: according to rule; duly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विधिवत्

• लेभे: obtained
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Ātmanepada

• लोकान्: worlds/realms
• लोकान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• अनुत्तमान्: unsurpassed; excellent
• अनुत्तमान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनुत्तम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• Rantideva
• Saṅkṛti
• Vasiṣṭha
• arghya
• lokas (worlds/realms)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

That honoring a worthy guest—especially a sage—through proper, rule-based hospitality (arghya offered vidhivāt) is a powerful act of dharma that yields great spiritual merit and leads to exalted realms.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhishma cites Rantideva (of Saṅkṛti’s line) as an example: he ritually welcomed the sage Vasiṣṭha with arghya, and as a result of this correct and reverent act, he attained unsurpassed worlds.