Shloka 120
ज्येष्ठ-कनिष्ठ-धर्मः — Duties of Elders and Juniors
Anuśāsana-parva 108
Devanagari script
वर्जनीयाश्रैव नित्यं सक्तवो निशि भारत
Transliteration
varjanīyāś caiva nityaṃ saktavo niśi bhārata
Translation
Bhīṣma sprach: „O Bhārata, gewisse Handlungen und Genüsse sind jederzeit zu meiden — besonders jene, an die man sich in der Nacht leicht bindet.“
Word by Word
वर्जनीयाःto be avoided / avoidable
वर्जनीयाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootवर्जनीय (वर्ज् + अनीय)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
एवindeed / certainly
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
नित्यम्always
नित्यम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनित्य
सक्तवःattached / addicted / clinging
सक्तवः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसक्त (सञ्ज्/सज् + क्त)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
निशिat night
निशि:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootनिशा
FormFeminine, Locative, Singular
भारतO Bhārata
भारत:
TypeNoun
Rootभारत
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhīṣmaB
Bhārata (Yudhiṣṭhira)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Bhīṣma emphasizes vigilant self-restraint: one should consistently avoid harmful indulgences, with special caution toward night-time habits that easily become addictive and lead to moral lapse.
In the Anuśāsana Parva’s instruction section, Bhīṣma continues advising Yudhiṣṭhira on righteous conduct (ācāra), warning him to shun certain attachments and temptations, particularly those associated with the night.