Shloka 138

ज्येष्ठ-कनिष्ठ-धर्मः — Duties of Elders and Juniors

Anuśāsana-parva 108

Devanagari script

अनायुष्यं दिवा स्वप्न तथाभ्युदितशायिता । प्रगे निशामाशु तथा नैवोच्छिष्टा: स्वपन्ति वै,दिनमें एवं सूर्योदयके पश्चात्‌ शयन आयुको क्षीण करनेवाला है। प्रातः:काल एवं रात्रिके आरम्भमें नहीं सोना चाहिये। अच्छे लोग रातमें अपवित्र होकर नहीं सोते हैं

Transliteration

anāyuṣyaṃ divā svapnaḥ tathābhyuditśāyitā | prage niśām āśu tathā naivocchiṣṭāḥ svapanti vai ||

Translation

Bhishma said: Sleeping during the daytime, and likewise lying down after sunrise, diminishes one’s lifespan. One should not sleep at dawn, nor at the beginning of the night. The well-conducted do not sleep at night while remaining impure (uncleansed after eating).

Word by Word

अनायुष्यम्life-shortening, detrimental to longevity

दिवाby day, in daytime

स्वप्नःsleep (day-sleep)

तथाand likewise, also

अभ्युदितrisen (of the sun), after sunrise

शायिताlying down, sleeping (act/state of reclining)

प्रगेin the early morning

निशाम्night (i.e., at night-time; here as time-span)

आशुquickly, promptly

तथाand likewise, also

नnot

एवindeed, at all

उच्छिष्टाःimpure (with food-remnants; unclean)

स्वपन्तिsleep

वैindeed, surely

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhishma

the sun (sunrise)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

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