Shloka 82

Devanagari script

दूरादावसथान्मूत्रं दूरात्‌ पादावसेचनम्‌ | उच्छिष्टोत्सर्जनं चैव दूरे कार्य हितैषिणा,अपना हित चाहनेवाला मनुष्य घरसे दूर जाकर पेशाब करे, दूर ही पैर धोवे और दूरपर ही जूठे फेंके

Transliteration

dūrād āvasathān mūtraṃ dūrāt pādāvasecanam | ucchiṣṭotsarjanaṃ caiva dūre kāryaṃ hitaiṣiṇā ||

Translation

Bhīṣma said: A person who seeks his own welfare should go far from the dwelling to urinate, wash the feet at a distance, and likewise discard leftover or impure remnants away from the home.

Word by Word

दूरात्from far away

आवसथात्from the dwelling/house

मूत्रम्urine; urination

दूरात्from far away

पादfeet

अवसेचनम्washing; rinsing

उच्छिष्टleftover food; leavings

उत्सर्जनम्discarding; throwing away

चand

एवindeed; just

दूरेat a distance

कार्यम्should be done

हितैषिणाby one who seeks his welfare

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhishma

dwelling/house (āvasatha)

urine (mūtra)

feet (pāda)

leftovers/impure remnants (ucchiṣṭa)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Maintain purity and social consideration by keeping bodily waste, foot-washing, and disposal of leftovers away from the living area; personal welfare is linked with disciplined cleanliness (śauca) and proper conduct (sadācāra).

What is happening in the narrative?

In Anuśāsana Parva, Bhīṣma instructs on dharma and right conduct; here he gives a practical rule of household hygiene as part of ethical living.