Shloka 13
Devanagari script
अयं वत्से महाभागो ब्राह्मणो वस्तुमिच्छति । मम गेहे मया चास्य तथेत्येवं प्रतिश्रुतम्,“वत्से! ये महाभाग ब्राह्मण मेरे घरमें निवास करना चाहते हैं। मैंने “तथास्तुट कहकर इन्हें अपने यहाँ ठहरानेकी प्रतिज्ञा कर ली है
Transliteration
ayaṃ vatse mahābhāgo brāhmaṇo vastum icchati | mama gehe mayā cāsya tathety evaṃ pratiśrutam ||
Translation
毗舍摩波耶那说道：“孩子啊，这位有福的婆罗门愿意住在此处。在我家中，我已对他许诺，说‘就如此吧’，因此我已立誓接纳他居住。”
Word by Word
अयम्this (man)
अयम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
वत्सेO dear (girl/child)
वत्से:
TypeNoun
Rootवत्सा
FormFeminine, Vocative, Singular
महाभागःvery fortunate/noble
महाभागः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमहाभाग
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
ब्राह्मणःa Brahmin
ब्राह्मणः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootब्राह्मण
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
वस्तुम्to dwell/stay
वस्तुम्:
TypeVerb
Rootवस्
FormInfinitive (Tumun), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for infinitive)
इच्छतिwants/desires
इच्छति:
TypeVerb
Rootइष्
FormPresent, Indicative, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
ममof me / my
मम:
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormGenitive, Singular, First
गेहेin (my) house
गेहे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootगृह
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
मयाby me
मया:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormInstrumental, Singular, First
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
अस्यof him / to him (contextual)
अस्य:
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
तथाso/thus
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
इतिthus (quotative)
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
एवम्in this manner
एवम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएवम्
प्रतिश्रुतम्promised/assured
प्रतिश्रुतम्:
TypeVerb
Rootप्रतिश्रु
FormPast Passive Participle (Kta), Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśaṃpāyanaB
brāhmaṇa (unnamed)H
house/home (geha)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharma through hospitality and truthfulness: once a promise is given—especially to a guest seeking shelter—it becomes an ethical obligation to honor it.
Vaiśaṃpāyana reports that a noble Brahmin wants to stay in the speaker’s home, and the speaker has already consented and formally promised to host him.