Shloka 16

स्वयंप्रभा-संवादः

Svayamprabha’s Dialogue with the Vanaras

Devanagari script

आतिथ्यधर्मदत्तानि मूलानि च फलानि च।।।।अस्माभिरुपभुक्तानि बुभुक्षापरिपीडितैः।

Transliteration

ātithyadharmadattāni mūlāni ca phalāni ca | asmābhir upabhuktāni bubhukṣāparipīḍitaiḥ ||

Translation

你依照待客之法（dharma）所赐的根与果，我们在饥饿逼迫之下都已食用。

Word by Word

• आतिथ्यधर्मदत्तानि: given as hospitality-duty
• आतिथ्यधर्मदत्तानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आतिथ्य-धर्म-दत्त (प्रातिपदिक; आतिथ्य + धर्म + दत्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (मूलानि फलानि) — Neuter, Accusative plural (objects eaten)

• मूलानि: roots
• मूलानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Neuter, Accusative plural

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय — Conjunction

• फलानि: fruits
• फलानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Neuter, Accusative plural

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय — Conjunction

• अस्माभिः: by us
• अस्माभिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Instrumental plural (by us)

• उपभुक्तानि: eaten/consumed
• उपभुक्तानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उप-भुज् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय; PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (मूलानि फलानि) — PPP, Neuter, Accusative plural

• बुभुक्षापरिपीडितैः: by (us) tormented by hunger
• बुभुक्षापरिपीडितैः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बुभुक्षा-परि-पीडित (प्रातिपदिक; बुभुक्षा + परिपीडित)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (अस्माभिः) — Masculine, Instrumental plural

Context

'You have given us roots and fruits out of hospitality and we have been taken them driven by hunger and thirst.

Characters & Entities

• roots (mūla)
• fruits (phala)
• Svayaṃprabhā

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Ātithya-dharma: the righteous duty of offering food and care to those in need. The verse highlights that hospitality is a moral obligation, not merely courtesy.

What is the narrative situation?

The monkeys acknowledge that Svayaṃprabhā fed them with roots and fruits as an act of hospitality while they were suffering from hunger.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Svayaṃprabhā’s generosity and compassion, and the monkeys’ truthful acknowledgment of receiving help.