Shloka 136

Atithi-satkāra and the Consolation of Wise Counsel (अतिथिसत्कारः प्रज्ञानवचनस्य च पराश्वासनम्)

Devanagari script

तपस्तेपतुरव्यग्रौ विसृज्य त्रिदिवौकस: । एष ते कथित: पार्थ नारायणजयो मृथे

Transliteration

tapas tepatūr avyagrau visṛjya tridivaukasaḥ | eṣa te kathitaḥ pārtha nārāyaṇajayo mṛdhe ||

Translation

Họ tiếp tục khổ hạnh với tâm không xao động; và sau khi tiễn các bậc cư ngụ cõi trời trở về, họ an nhiên quay lại nếp tu hành như trước. Thế đó, hỡi Pārtha, ta đã kể cho ngươi nghe chuyện Nārāyaṇa chiến thắng nơi chiến địa.

Word by Word

• तपः: austerity, penance
• तपः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• तेपतुः: they two performed (austerities)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तप्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Dual, Parasmaipada

• अव्यग्रौ: unagitated, undistracted
• अव्यग्रौ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अव्यग्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• विसृज्य: having dismissed, having sent away
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-√सृज्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Active

• त्रिदिवौकसः: the dwellers of heaven (gods)
• त्रिदिवौकसः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिदिवौकस्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• एषः: this
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Dative, Singular

• कथितः: told, narrated
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथित
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पार्थ: O Partha (Arjuna)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• नारायणजयः: Narayana's victory
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारायणजय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मृथे: in battle
• मृथे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृध
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

Speaker

अर्जुन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Arjuna (Pārtha)
• Nārāyaṇa
• Tridivaukasaḥ (the gods/celestials)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Victory worthy of praise is linked to inner discipline (tapas) and steadiness of mind; divine success is portrayed as arising from alignment with higher order rather than mere aggression.

What is happening in the narrative?

After a significant episode culminating in Nārāyaṇa’s triumph in battle, the sages resume their austerities with calm focus, and the celestials who had gathered are dismissed; the speaker concludes the narration for Arjuna.