महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-27, verse-21

शिलवृत्तेर्गृहं प्राप्तः स तेन विधिनार्चितः ।
कृतकृत्य उपातिष्ठत्सिद्धं तमतिथिं तदा ॥२१॥

21. śilavṛttergṛhaṁ prāptaḥ sa tena vidhinārcitaḥ ,
kṛtakṛtya upātiṣṭhatsiddhaṁ tamatithiṁ tadā.

21. śilavṛtteḥ gṛham prāptaḥ saḥ tena vidhinā arcitaḥ
kṛtakṛtyaḥ upātiṣṭhat siddhaṃ tam atithiṃ tadā

21. saḥ siddham śilavṛtteḥ gṛham prāptaḥ tena vidhinā
arcitaḥ tadā kṛtakṛtyaḥ tam atithiṃ upātiṣṭhat

21. When the perfected one arrived at Śilavṛtti's house, he was honored by him with the prescribed ritual. Then, feeling that his duty was accomplished, Śilavṛtti attended upon that perfected guest.

Words meanings summery:

• शिलवृत्तेः (śilavṛtteḥ) - of the sage Śilavṛtti (of Śilavṛtti, of the gleaner)

• गृहम् (gṛham) - house (house, home)

• प्राप्तः (prāptaḥ) - having arrived (arrived, obtained, reached)

• सः (saḥ) - he (the perfected one) (he, that)

• तेन (tena) - by him (Śilavṛtti) (by him, by that)

• विधिना (vidhinā) - by the prescribed ritual (by rule, by method, by ritual)

• अर्चितः (arcitaḥ) - was honored (honored, worshipped)

• कृतकृत्यः (kṛtakṛtyaḥ) - feeling that his duty was accomplished (having done what was to be done, having fulfilled one's duty, satisfied)

• उपातिष्ठत् (upātiṣṭhat) - attended upon (stood by, attended, served)

• सिद्धम् (siddham) - the perfected one (the guest) (perfected one, accomplished one, sage)

• तम् (tam) - that (guest) (him, that)

• अतिथिम् (atithim) - guest (guest, stranger)

• तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

Words meanings and morphology

शिलवृत्तेः (śilavṛtteḥ) - of the sage Śilavṛtti (of Śilavṛtti, of the gleaner)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of śilavṛtti

śilavṛtti - the practice of gleaning; name of a sage

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śila+vṛtti)

• śila – gleaning; a collection of grains left in the field after harvest
  noun (neuter)
• vṛtti – livelihood, profession, practice, mode of life
  noun (feminine)
  from vṛt (to be, exist)
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

गृहम् (gṛham) - house (house, home)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of gṛha

gṛha - house, home, dwelling

प्राप्तः (prāptaḥ) - having arrived (arrived, obtained, reached)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prāpta

prāpta - obtained, reached, gained, arrived

Past Passive Participle

from pra-āp

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: It refers to the 'atithi' (guest).

सः (saḥ) - he (the perfected one) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the 'siddha' (guest).

तेन (tena) - by him (Śilavṛtti) (by him, by that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Śilavṛtti.

विधिना (vidhinā) - by the prescribed ritual (by rule, by method, by ritual)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vidhi

vidhi - rule, method, injunction, ritual, destiny

from vi-dhā (to place, arrange)

Prefix: vi

Root: dhā (class 3)

अर्चितः (arcitaḥ) - was honored (honored, worshipped)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of arcita

arcita - worshipped, honored, revered

Past Passive Participle

from arc (to worship, honor)

Root: arc (class 1)

Note: Refers to the 'siddha' (guest).

कृतकृत्यः (kṛtakṛtyaḥ) - feeling that his duty was accomplished (having done what was to be done, having fulfilled one's duty, satisfied)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛtakṛtya

kṛtakṛtya - one who has done what was to be done; satisfied, content

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṛta+kṛtya)

• kṛta – done, made, performed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from kṛ (to do)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• kṛtya – to be done, duty, obligation
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive
  from kṛ (to do)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Refers to Śilavṛtti.

उपातिष्ठत् (upātiṣṭhat) - attended upon (stood by, attended, served)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect past (laṅ) of upa-sthā

Prefix: upa

Root: sthā (class 1)

सिद्धम् (siddham) - the perfected one (the guest) (perfected one, accomplished one, sage)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of siddha

siddha - accomplished, perfected, successful; a perfected being, sage

Past Passive Participle

from sidh (to accomplish, succeed)

Root: sidh (class 4)

Note: It is an adjective used as a noun here.

तम् (tam) - that (guest) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the 'atithi' (guest).

अतिथिम् (atithim) - guest (guest, stranger)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of atithi

atithi - guest, stranger

तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

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