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Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 139

Devanagari script

पारदार्यमनायुष्यं नापितोच्छिष्टता तथा । यत्नतो वै न कर्तव्यमभ्यासश्रैव भारत

Transliteration

pāradāryam anāyuṣyaṃ nāpitochchiṣṭatā tathā | yatnato vai na kartavyam abhyāsaś caiva bhārata ||

Translation

Dijo Bhīṣma: «Tratar con la esposa de otro acorta la vida; del mismo modo, permanecer en estado impuro tras el servicio del barbero (sin bañarse) es dañino. Por ello, oh Bhārata, debe evitarse con esmero tal conducta, y también abstenerse del estudio védico mientras se esté en impureza».

Word by Word

पारदार्यम्adultery (going to another's wife)

अनायुष्यम्life-shortening, not conducive to longevity

नnot

अपितalso, even

उच्छिष्टताstate of impurity (being in an uच्छिष्ट condition)

तथाlikewise, also

यत्नतःcarefully, with effort

वैindeed

नnot

कर्तव्यम्to be done; should be done

अभ्यासःpractice; study (repetition/recitation)

एवonly, indeed

भारतO Bharata

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhīṣma

Bhārata (Yudhiṣṭhira)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Avoid adultery (pāradārya) and avoid remaining unbathed/impure after barbering; additionally, do not engage in Vedic study/recitation while in a state of impurity. The verse links ethical restraint and ritual cleanliness with well-being and longevity.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Anuśāsana Parva’s instruction section, Bhīṣma continues advising Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma and proper conduct (ācāra), giving practical prohibitions concerning sexual ethics and purity rules connected with Vedic study.