Mahabharata · 2.16.22–23
॥
Devanāgarī
अथ काक्षीवतः पुत्रं गौतमस्य महात्मनः ॥
शुश्राव तपसि श्रान्तम् उदारं चण्डकौशिकम् ॥
यदृच्छयागतं तं तु वृक्षमूलम् उपाश्रितम् ॥
पत्नीभ्यां सहितो राजा सर्वरत्नैर् अतोषयत् ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
atha kākṣīvataḥ putraṃ gautamasya mahātmanaḥ ||
śuśrāva tapasi śrāntam udāraṃ caṇḍakauśikam ||
yadṛcchayāgataṃ taṃ tu vṛkṣamūlam upāśritam ||
patnībhyāṃ sahito rājā sarvaratnair atoṣayat ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
अथ काक्षीवतः पुत्रम्atha kākṣīvataḥ putramand then, of the son of Kakshivat,
गौतमस्य महात्मनःgautamasya mahātmanaḥof the great-souled Gautama,
शुश्राव तपसि श्रान्तम्śuśrāva tapasi śrāntamhe heard — wearied from austerity,
उदारम् चण्डकौशिकम्udāram caṇḍakauśikamthe noble Chandakaushika;
यदृच्छया आगतम् तम् तुyadṛcchayā āgatam tam tuwho had come by chance,
वृक्ष-मूलम् उपाश्रितम्vṛkṣa-mūlam upāśritamand settled at the foot of a tree,
पत्नीभ्याम् सहितः राजाpatnībhyām sahitaḥ rājāthe king, together with [both] his wives,
सर्व-रत्नैः अतोषयत्sarva-ratnaiḥ atoṣayatgratified with all manner of treasures;
पुत्रंputraṃoriginal form “putraṃ”, added to complete the word-by-word coverage
उदारंudāraṃoriginal form “udāraṃ”, added to complete the word-by-word coverage
यदृच्छयागतंyadṛcchayāgataṃoriginal form “yadṛcchayāgataṃ”, added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तंtaṃoriginal form “taṃ”, added to complete the word-by-word coverage
वृक्षमूलम्vṛkṣamūlamoriginal form “vṛkṣamūlam”, added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पत्नीभ्यांpatnībhyāṃoriginal form “patnībhyāṃ”, added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सहितोsahitooriginal form “sahito”, added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सर्वरत्नैर्sarvaratnairoriginal form “sarvaratnair”, added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Translation
‘And then he heard of the noble Chandakaushika, son of Kakshivat of the great-souled line of Gautama, wearied from austerity; and that one, who had come by chance and settled at the foot of a tree, the king, together with both his wives, gratified with all manner of treasures.’
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Here the king honors the arriving sage with the utmost care. It is telling that grace from above comes through service to the holy: whoever receives an ascetic with hospitality opens the way to a gift. Thus the scripture shows reverence for the holy as a gateway to grace; and next the sage grants a boon.