Chapter 1 · Prathamo’dhyāyaḥ (First Chapter)
Verse 37
समाधिर्नाम वैश्योऽसौ स च पार्थिवसत्तमः। कृत्वा तु तौ यथान्यायं यथार्हं तेन संविदम् ॥ ३७ ॥
samādhirnāma vaiśyō’sau sa ca pārthivasattamaḥ | kṛtvā tu tau yathānyāyaṁ yathārhaṁ tēna saṁvidam || 37 ||
Translation
Markandeya said: 'That merchant named Samadhi and that excellent king, having duly and respectfully exchanged greetings with him (the sage)...'
Word by word
- samādhiḥ
- Samadhi
- nāma
- by name
- vaiśyaḥ
- the merchant
- asau
- that
- saḥ
- he
- ca
- and
- pārthivasattamaḥ
- the excellent king
- kṛtvā
- having made
- tu
- and
- tau
- those two
- yathānyāyam
- according to propriety, duly
- yathārham
- as was deserved, respectfully
- tēna
- with him
- saṁvidam
- acquaintance, exchange of greetings
Meaning
The narrator, Markandeya, sets the formal scene. The king and the merchant, despite their anguish, observe the proper etiquette (yathānyāyaṁ yathārham) when approaching a great sage, showing their inherent respect and the seriousness of their intent.