Shloka 63

आचारप्रशंसा

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

Devanagari script

त्रीणि तेजांसि नोच्छिष्ट उदीक्षेत्र कदाचन

Transliteration

trīṇi tejāṃsi nocchiṣṭa udīkṣetra kadācana

Translation

Bhīṣma said: “O one who is not to be treated as impure (nocchiṣṭa), never look with contempt upon three kinds of tejas—splendour and power.”

Word by Word

• त्रीणि: three
• त्रीणि: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Plural

• तेजांसि: splendors, energies, powers
• तेजांसि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Plural

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

• उच्छिष्ट: leftover food; leavings; (ritually) remnants
• उच्छिष्ट: Karma
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: उच्छिष्ट
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• उदीक्षेत: should look at; should regard; should observe
• Type: Verb
• Root: ईक्ष्
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• त्र: there; in that matter (enclitic particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: त्र

• कदाचन: ever; at any time
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कदाचन

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma