Shloka 29
ब्रह्मचारी च नित्य॑ं स्यात् पादं पादेन नाक्रमेत् अमावास्यां पौर्णमास्यां चतुर्दश्यां च सर्वश:,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 | brahmacārī ca nityaṃ syāt pādaṃ pādena nākramet | amāvāsyāṃ paurṇamāsyāṃ caturdaśyāṃ ca sarvaśaḥ |
Bhīṣma said: One should always live as a brahmacārin, maintaining continence and disciplined conduct. One should not carelessly or disrespectfully press one foot with the other. On the new-moon day, the full-moon day, and on the fourteenth lunar day in every fortnight, one should observe strict continence in every way—avoiding sensual indulgence and guarding one’s conduct.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches disciplined brahmacarya—continuous self-restraint and careful bodily conduct—especially emphasizing stricter continence on significant lunar days (new moon, full moon, and the fourteenth tithi).
In the Anuśāsana Parva, Bhishma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma and right conduct. Here he lays down practical rules of restraint and observance, framing them as part of a regulated ethical life.