Shloka 98

आचारप्रशंसा

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

Devanagari script

पानीयं पायसं सक्तून्‌ दथिसर्पिमि धून्यपि । निरस्य शेषमन्येषां न प्रदेयं तु कस्यचित्‌,पानी, खीर, सत्तू, दही, घी और मधु--इन सबको छोड़कर अन्य भक्ष्य पदार्थोंका अवशिष्ट भाग दूसरे किसीको नहीं देना चाहिये

Transliteration

pānīyaṃ pāyasaṃ saktūn dadhisarpi-madhūny api | nirasya śeṣam anyeṣāṃ na pradeyaṃ tu kasyacit ||

Translation

Bhishma said: “Water, milk-rice (sweet porridge), parched-flour (sattu), curd, ghee, and honey—these may be set aside and given; but the leftover portion of other foods should not be handed over to anyone.”

Word by Word

पानीयम्drinking water

पायसम्rice-milk pudding

सक्तून्parched grain flour (sattu)

दधिcurd, yogurt

सर्पिःghee

मधुhoney

अपिalso, even

निरस्यhaving discarded, after throwing away

शेषम्the remainder, leftovers

अन्येषाम्of others

नnot

प्रदेयम्to be given, should be given

तुbut, however

कस्यचित्to anyone (at all)

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhishma

water

payasa (milk-rice)

saktu (parched flour/sattu)

curd

ghee

honey

leftover food (śeṣa)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes