Shloka 49
आचारप्रशंसा
Praise of Ācāra as the Basis of Longevity, Fame, and Prosperity
न भग्ने नावशीर्णे च शयने प्रस्वपीत च । नान्तर्थाने न संयुक्ते न च तिर्यक् कदाचन
na bhagne nāvaśīrṇe ca śayane prasvapīta ca | nāntarthāne na saṃyukte na ca tiryak kadācana ||
قال بهيشما: «لا ينبغي أن ينام المرء على سريرٍ مكسورٍ أو مرتخٍ. ولا يضطجع للنوم على فراشٍ موضوعٍ في الظلمة حتى يفحصه أولًا بإحضار نور. ولا ينام مع شخصٍ آخر على السرير نفسه. وكذلك لا ينام أبدًا متقاطعًا؛ بل يضطجع مستقيمًا.»
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Dharma includes careful, disciplined daily conduct: avoid unsafe or improper sleeping arrangements (broken bed, darkness without checking, sharing a bed), and maintain orderly posture—habits that protect safety, modesty, and self-control.
In Anuśāsana Parva, Bhīṣma continues instructing Yudhiṣṭhira on codes of right conduct (ācāra). Here he gives practical household guidance about how and where one should sleep, presenting everyday prudence as a moral duty.