Shloka 19

आचारप्रशंसा

Praise of Ācāra as the Basis of Longevity, Fame, and Prosperity

Devanagari script

ये न पूर्वामुपासन्ते द्विजा: संध्यां न पश्चिमाम्‌

Transliteration

ye na pūrvām upāsante dvijāḥ sandhyāṁ na paścimām

Translation

Bhīṣma said: “Those twice-born men who do not perform the morning Sandhyā worship, nor the evening Sandhyā, neglect a foundational daily duty.”

Word by Word

• ये: who (those who)
• ये: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• पूर्वाम्: eastern (morning)
• पूर्वाम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्वा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• उपासन्ते: worship/attend upon
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-आस्
• Form: Present, Indicative, Atmanepada, Third, Plural

• द्विजाः: twice-born (Brahmins etc.)
• द्विजाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• संध्याम्: twilight prayer (sandhyā)
• संध्याम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: संध्या
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• पश्चिमाम्: western (evening)
• पश्चिमाम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पश्चिमा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• dvijāḥ
• Sandhyā (Sandhyā-vandana)