Shloka 99

आचारप्रशंसा

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

Devanagari script

भुज्जानो मनुजव्याप्र नैव शंकां समाचरेत्‌ । दधि चाप्यनुपान वै न कर्तव्यं भवार्थिना

Transliteration

bhuñjāno manujavyāghra naiva śaṅkāṁ samācaret | dadhi cāpy anupānaṁ vai na kartavyaṁ bhavārthinā puruṣasiṁha |

Translation

Bhīṣma dijo: «Oh tigre entre los hombres, mientras se come no debe albergarse duda alguna sobre la comida. Y, oh león entre los hombres, quien busca su propio bien no debe beber cuajada como bebida final tras la comida.»

Word by Word

• भुज्जानः: eating (one who is eating)
• भुज्जानः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज्
• Form: शतृ (वर्तमान कृदन्त), पुं, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• मनुज: a man, person
• मनुज: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनुज
• Form: पुं, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• व्याप्रः: engaged, intent (busy)
• व्याप्रः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्याप्र
• Form: पुं, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• एव: indeed, at all
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• शङ्काम्: doubt, suspicion
• शङ्काम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शङ्का
• Form: स्त्री, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• समाचरेत्: should practice/entertain (should do)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + आ + चर्
• Form: विधिलिङ्, optative (should), प्रथम, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• दधि: curd, yogurt
• दधि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दधि
• Form: नपुं, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अपि: also, even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• अनुपानम्: a drink taken after/along with (a beverage)
• अनुपानम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुपान
• Form: नपुं, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• वै: indeed (emphatic particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• कर्तव्यम्: to be done; should be done
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: तव्यत् (कर्तव्य), नपुं, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• भवार्थिना: by one desiring welfare/benefit
• भवार्थिना: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भव + अर्थिन्
• Form: पुं, तृतीया, एकवचन

• पुरुषसिंह: O lion among men!
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुष + सिंह
• Form: पुं, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• Yudhishthira
• curd (dadhi)
• food/meal (bhojana)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Maintain mental steadiness and propriety during meals—do not indulge suspicion about what you are eating—and follow disciplined dietary conduct; for one seeking well-being, curd is not recommended as the concluding drink after eating.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Anushasana Parva’s instruction on dharma and right conduct, Bhishma continues advising Yudhishthira with practical rules for daily life, here giving etiquette/health-oriented guidance connected to eating.