Shloka 15

Nakṣatra-yoga-anusāreṇa Dāna-vidhiḥ

Gifts prescribed according to lunar mansions and yogas

Devanagari script

अन्नानि प्रात:सवने नियता ब्रह्मबचारिण:

Transliteration

annāni prātaḥsavane niyatā brahmacāriṇaḥ

Translation

Bhīṣma sprach: „Die disziplinierten Brahmacārins (Schüler, die sich der Enthaltsamkeit gelobt haben) nehmen ihre Speise beim Morgenritus in geregelter Weise zu sich.“

Word by Word

• अन्नानि: foods, grains
• अन्नानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्न
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Plural

• प्रातःसवने: at the morning pressing/rite (morning time)
• प्रातःसवने: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रातःसवन
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• नियताः: disciplined, regulated, observant
• नियताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नियत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• ब्रह्मचारिणः: brahmacārins, celibate students
• ब्रह्मचारिणः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मचारिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• brahmacārin (Vedic student)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

That brahmacarya is marked by niyama (regulated discipline), including regulated eating aligned with prescribed daily rites; ethical training begins with control of appetite and adherence to rule.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhishma, in his instruction on dharma, describes the conduct of brahmacārins, noting their fixed practice of taking food at the morning observance as part of a disciplined daily regimen.