Shloka 1183
ज्येष्ठ-कनिष्ठ-धर्मः — Duties of Elders and Juniors
Anuśāsana-parva 108
Devanagari script
न भूज्जीत च मेधावी तथायुर्विन्दते महत् । राजन! बुद्धिमान् पुरुष सायंकालमें गोधूलिकी वेलामें न तो सोये, न विद्या पढ़े और न भोजन ही करे। ऐसा करनेसे वह बड़ी आयुको प्राप्त होता है
Transliteration
na bhuñjīta ca medhāvī tathāyur vindate mahat | rājan! buddhimān puruṣaḥ sāyaṅkāle godhūlikī-velāyāṃ na tu śete, na vidyāṃ paṭhati, na bhojanaṃ hi karoti | evaṃ kṛtvā sa mahad āyuḥ prāpnoti |
Translation
Bhishma said: “O King, a discerning man, during the evening ‘cow-dust’ hour (twilight), should neither sleep, nor engage in study, nor eat. By observing this discipline, he is said to gain great longevity.”
Word by Word
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
भुञ्जीतshould eat
भुञ्जीत:
TypeVerb
Rootभुज्
FormVidhi-linga, optative (injunctive sense), 3, singular, Parasmaipada
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
मेधावीthe intelligent man
मेधावी:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमेधाविन्
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
तथाthus/so
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
आयुःlifespan
आयुः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootआयुस्
Formneuter, nominative, singular
विन्दतेobtains
विन्दते:
TypeVerb
Rootविद्
FormLat, present, 3, singular, Atmanepada
महत्great (i.e., long)
महत्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत्
Formneuter, accusative, singular
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhishmaK
King (Yudhishthira implied)G
godhūlikā-velā (twilight)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes