Shloka 3

Devanagari script

तं च सर्वासु वेलासु भक्ष्यभोज्यप्रतिश्रयै: । पूजयामास सा कन्या वर्धमानैस्तु सर्वदा,परंतु वह कन्या प्रतिदिन हर समय पहलेकी अपेक्षा अधिक-अधिक परिणाममें भक्ष्य- भोज्य आदि सामग्री तथा शय्या-आसन आदि प्रस्तुत करके उनका सेवा-सत्कार किया करती थी

Transliteration

taṃ ca sarvāsu velāsu bhakṣyabhojyapratiśrayaiḥ | pūjayāmāsa sā kanyā vardhamānaistu sarvadā ||

Translation

Và vào mọi thời khắc, nàng thiếu nữ ấy kính trọng ông bằng đồ ăn thức uống, chỗ nghỉ và sự tiếp đãi—mỗi ngày lại gia tăng, vượt hơn những gì nàng đã dâng trước đó.

Word by Word

तम्him

चand

सर्वासुin all

वेलासुat times/occasions

भक्ष्यभोज्यप्रतिश्रयैःwith eatables, food, and lodging/resting provisions

पूजयामासhonoured/worshipped

साshe

कन्याthe maiden/girl

वर्धमानैःwith increasing (ones)

तुbut/indeed

सर्वदाalways

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

vaiśampāyana (narrator/speaker)

kanyā (the maiden)

guest/recipient of hospitality (tam)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores atithi-dharma: a guest should be honored with food, drink, and shelter, offered with respect and attentiveness. The maiden’s ever-increasing provisions model generosity and sustained care rather than minimal or reluctant giving.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that a maiden continually serves and honors a man/guest at all times, providing him with meals and lodging, and each day she increases the quantity and quality of what she offers.