सत्क्रियां तु भवानेतां प्रतीच्छतु मयोद्यताम्। राजा त्वमतिथिश्रेष्ठ: पूजनीय: प्रयत्नत:।।1.52.14।।
Meaning
Kindly accept this hospitality that I offer; you, king, are a most honored guest and ought to be reverenced with effort.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| sat-kriyām tu bhavān etām | सत्-क्रियाम् तु भवान् एताम् | but let you accept this hospitable act | Accusative / Adverbial / Nominative / Accusative |
| pratīcchatu mayā udyatām | प्रतीच्छतु मया उद्यताम् | undertaken by me, accept | Verb (imperative) / Instrumental / Accusative |
| rājā tvam atithi-śreṣṭhaḥ | राजा त्वम् अतिथि-श्रेष्ठः | you are a king, the foremost of guests | Nominative / Nominative / Nominative |
| pūjanīyaḥ prayatnataḥ | पूजनीयः प्रयत्नतः | worthy of honor, with effort | Nominative / Adverbial |
Scholar commentary
valmikiramayan.net Prose Commentary
Desiraju Hanumanta Rao's prose rendering with embedded explanatory notes
The source notes Vishvamitra's private thinking here: it seems pointless for a hermit subsisting on wild fruits and tubers to offer a royal banquet and military rations, including feed for horses and elephants -- but since Vashishtha insists a king must be honored 'with effort,' Vishvamitra is reluctant to accept lavish hospitality from what appears to be a poor ascetic.
1 of 16 traditions have commentary on this shloka. Traditions without a verse-specific commentary here are omitted rather than filled in.
Reference: 1.52.14 · Bāla Kāṇḍa