Shloka 13

Puṣkara-Śapatha Itihāsa (Agastya–Indra Dispute at the Tīrthas) | पुष्कर-शपथ-आख्यानम्

Devanagari script

भृत्यातिथिषु यो भुंक्ते भुक्तवत्सु नर: सदा | अमृतं केवल भुंक्ते इति विद्धि युधिछ्चिर

Transliteration

bhṛtyātithiṣu yo bhuṅkte bhuktavatsu naraḥ sadā | amṛtaṃ kevalaṃ bhuṅkte iti viddhi yudhiṣṭhira ||

Translation

毗湿摩说道：“尤提士提罗啊，当知此理：那总是在眷属与宾客用毕之后才自食的人，应视为唯啜甘露者。”

Word by Word

• भृत्य-अतिथिषु: among/with respect to servants and guests
• भृत्य-अतिथिषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भृत्य + अतिथि
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Plural

• यः: who
• यः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भुङ्क्ते: eats
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज्
• Form: Present, 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada

• भुक्तवत्सु: when they have eaten / among those who have eaten
• भुक्तवत्सु: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भुक्तवत्
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Plural

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सदा: always
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा

• अमृतम्: nectar; ambrosia
• अमृतम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमृत
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• केवलम्: only, merely
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: केवल

• भुङ्क्ते: eats
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज्
• Form: Present, 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada

• इति: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• विद्धि: know (you)! / understand!
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद्
• Form: Imperative, 2nd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• युधिष्ठिर: O Yudhiṣṭhira
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• Yudhishthira
• dependents/servants (bhṛtya)
• guest (atithi)
• amṛta (nectar)