Shloka 106
Atithi-satkāra and the Consolation of Wise Counsel (अतिथिसत्कारः प्रज्ञानवचनस्य च पराश्वासनम्)
Devanagari script
पुराहमात्मज: पार्थ प्रथित: कारणान्तरे
Transliteration
purāham ātmajaḥ pārtha prathitaḥ kāraṇāntare
Translation
Hỡi Pārtha, thuở xa xưa ta từng nổi danh là một người con—được ca tụng trong một hoàn cảnh khác.
Word by Word
पुराformerly, earlier
पुरा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुरा
अहम्I
अहम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
Formcommon, nominative, singular
आत्मजःa son (born of oneself)
आत्मजः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootआत्मज
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
पार्थO Partha (Arjuna)
पार्थ:
TypeNoun
Rootपार्थ
Formmasculine, vocative, singular
प्रथितःwell-known, renowned
प्रथितः:
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रथित
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
कारणान्तरेin another cause/occasion; in a different context
कारणान्तरे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootकारणान्तर
Formneuter, locative, singular
Speaker
तामिन्द्र उवाच गच्छ नहुषस्त्वया वाच्योथ<पूर्वेण मामृषियुक्तेन यानेन त्वमधिरूढ
Characters & Entities
P
Pārtha (Arjuna)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Fame, identity, and social standing are contingent on causes and circumstances; therefore one should not cling to them as absolute, but act according to dharma with humility.
The speaker addresses Arjuna (Pārtha) and recalls a past situation in which he was famous as someone’s son, using that recollection to frame a moral reflection on how reputation depends on circumstances.