महाभारत · 1.1.6
॥
देवनागरी
सुखासीनं ततस् तं तु विश्रान्तम् उपलक्ष्य च ।
अथापृच्छद् ऋषिस् तत्र कश् चित् प्रस्तावयन् कथाः ॥
लिप्यंतरण (IAST)
sukhāsīnaṃ tatas taṃ tu viśrāntam upalakṣya ca |
athāpṛcchad ṛṣis tatra kaś cit prastāvayan kathāḥ ||
शब्दशः अर्थ
संस्कृतIASTअर्थ
सुखासीनम्sukha-āsīnamhaving comfortably seated himself; having settled comfortably
ततःtataḥthen; after that
तम्tamhim
तुtuindeed; and
विश्रान्तम्viśrāntamhaving rested; having taken rest
उपलक्ष्यupalakṣyahaving noticed; having seen; having observed
चcaand
अथathathen; after that
अपृच्छत्apṛcchatasked; put a question
ऋषिःṛṣiḥa sage; a rishi
तत्रtatrathere; thereupon
कश् चित्kaḥ cita certain; one of them
प्रस्तावयन्prastāvayanbroaching (the conversation); starting the talk; introducing the topic
कथाःkathāḥnarratives; conversations; tales
सुखासीनंsukhāsīnaṃoriginal form "sukhāsīnaṃ", added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
ततस्tatasoriginal form "tatas", added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
तंtaṃoriginal form "taṃ", added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
अथापृच्छद्athāpṛcchadoriginal form "athāpṛcchad", added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
ऋषिस्ṛṣisoriginal form "ṛṣis", added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
कश्kaśoriginal form "kaś", added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
अनुवाद
Then, noticing that he had comfortably seated himself and rested, a certain sage there, opening the conversation, addressed a question to him.
संस्करण
39b7d5ad0239 · प्रकाशित 12 जुल॰ 2026, 2:16:08 pm UTC
उपलब्ध भाषाएँRUENश्लोक बदलें इन कुंजियों से
Before asking for the narration, the sages let the guest rest and settle comfortably. This is a model of hospitality (atithi-seva): first to honor and put the visitor at ease, and only then to ask him for spiritual discourse. Hearing (shravana) narrations about the Lord begins with reverence for the one who carries them. Thus the right mood is set from the start: not curiosity for entertainment, but a reverent desire to hear auspicious words.