Shloka 120

ज्येष्ठ-कनिष्ठ-धर्मः — Duties of Elders and Juniors

Anuśāsana-parva 108

Devanagari script

वर्जनीयाश्रैव नित्यं सक्तवो निशि भारत

Transliteration

varjanīyāś caiva nityaṃ saktavo niśi bhārata

Translation

Bhīṣma said: “O Bhārata, certain acts and indulgences are to be avoided at all times—especially those to which one becomes attached in the night.”

Word by Word

• वर्जनीयाः: to be avoided / avoidable
• वर्जनीयाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वर्जनीय (वर्ज् + अनीय)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• एव: indeed / certainly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• नित्यम्: always
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य

• सक्तवः: attached / addicted / clinging
• सक्तवः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सक्त (सञ्ज्/सज् + क्त)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• निशि: at night
• निशि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: निशा
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• भारत: O Bhārata
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Bhārata (Yudhiṣṭhira)