Shloka 28
चतुष्पथ्थं न सेवेत उभे संध्ये तथैव च । दोपहरमें, रातमें, विशेषत:ः आधी रातके समय और दोनों संध्याओंके समय कभी चौराहोंपर न रहे ।। उपानहौ च वस्त्र च धृतमन्यैर्न धारयेत्,दूसरोंके पहने हुए वस्त्र और जूते न पहने। सदा ब्रह्मचर्यका पालन करे। पैरसे पैरको न दबावे। सभी पक्षोंकी अमावास्या, पौर्णमासी, चतुर्दशी और अष्टमी तिथिको सदा ब्रह्मचारी रहे--स्त्री-समागम न करे। किसीकी निंदा, बदनामी और चुगली न करे
bhīṣma uvāca | catuṣpathaṃ na seveta ubhe sandhye tathaiva ca | upānahau ca vastraṃ ca dhṛtam anyair na dhārayet |
Bhīṣma said: One should not frequent crossroads, especially at the two twilight junctions (dawn and dusk). Nor should one wear footwear or clothing that has been worn by others. These are disciplines of purity and restraint, meant to safeguard conduct and support brahmacarya (self-controlled living).
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma teaches practical disciplines of purity and restraint: avoid morally and ritually vulnerable places/times (like crossroads at twilight) and avoid using items worn by others, as part of maintaining śauca (cleanliness) and brahmacarya (self-control).
In Anushasana Parva, Bhishma is instructing Yudhishthira on dharma. This verse is part of a set of behavioral injunctions (ācāra) describing what a disciplined person should avoid in daily life.