Shloka 9

अव्यक्त–पुरुष–विवेकः (Discrimination of Avyakta/Prakṛti and Puruṣa) — Yājñavalkya’s Anvīkṣikī to Viśvāvasu

Devanagari script

मृत्रोत्सर्गपुरीषे च भोजने च नराधिप । त्रिकालं नाभियुञ्जीत शेषं युज्जीत तत्पर:,नरेश्वर! मलत्याग, मूत्रत्याग और भोजन--इन तीन कार्योंमें जो समय लगता है, उसमें योगका अभ्यास न करे। शेष समयमें तत्परतापूर्वक योगका अभ्यास करना चाहिये

Transliteration

mūtrotsargapurīṣe ca bhojane ca narādhipa | trikālaṁ nābhiyuñjīta śeṣaṁ yuñjīta tatparaḥ ||

Translation

Vasiṣṭha dit : «Ô roi, qu’on ne s’applique pas à la pratique du yoga durant les trois moments occupés par l’urine, l’évacuation et le repas. Mais dans le temps qui reste, qu’on s’exerce au yoga avec une ardeur ferme et constante.»

Word by Word

मूत्रोत्सर्गपुरीषेin urination, discharge of urine, and in feces/defecation

चand

भोजनेin eating/meal

चand

नराधिपO king (lord of men)

त्रिकालम्the three times (i.e., those three occasions)

नnot

अभियुञ्जीतshould apply/engage (oneself)

शेषम्the remaining (time)

युञ्जीतshould practice/apply (oneself)

तत्परःbeing intent on that; with full attention

Speaker

वसिष्ठ उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vasiṣṭha

narādhipa (king)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Yoga requires disciplined timing: do not force practice during bodily necessities like urination, defecation, and eating; instead, use the remaining time with focused commitment.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vasiṣṭha instructs a king on practical rules of conduct for yogic discipline, emphasizing propriety and steadiness rather than indiscriminate or ill-timed exertion.