Shloka 17
Devanagari script
गवां मूत्रपुरीषस्य नोद्विजेत कथंचन । न चासां मांसमश्रीयाद् गवां पुष्टिं तथाप्लुयात्
Transliteration
gavāṁ mūtrapurīṣasya nodvijet kathaṁcana | na cāsāṁ māṁsam aśrīyād gavāṁ puṣṭiṁ tathāpluyāt ||
Translation
ગાયોના મૂત્ર અને છાણથી કોઈ રીતે ઘૃણા ન કરવી અને તેમનું માંસ ન ખાવું. આવું કરવાથી મનુષ્યને પુષ્ટિ પ્રાપ્ત થાય છે.
Word by Word
गवाम्of cows
गवाम्:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootगो
FormFeminine, Genitive, Plural
मूत्रपुरीषस्यof urine and dung
मूत्रपुरीषस्य:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootमूत्रपुरीष
FormNeuter, Genitive, Singular
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
उद्विजेतshould be disgusted / should shrink away
उद्विजेत:
TypeVerb
Rootउद्+√विज्
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
कथंचनin any way / at all
कथंचन:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकथंचन
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
आसाम्of them (of those cows)
आसाम्:
Sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormFeminine, Genitive, Plural
मांसम्meat
मांसम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमांस
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
अश्रीयात्should resort to / should partake (eat)
अश्रीयात्:
TypeVerb
Rootआ+√श्रि
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
गवाम्of cows
गवाम्:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootगो
FormFeminine, Genitive, Plural
पुष्टिम्nourishment / prosperity
पुष्टिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपुष्टि
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
तथाthus / thereby
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
आप्लुयात्should obtain / should attain
आप्लुयात्:
TypeVerb
Rootआ+√प्लु
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhishmaC
cowsC
cow urineC
cow dungC
cow flesh (meat)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Maintain reverence and non-aversion toward cows and their by-products, and abstain from eating cow flesh; this is presented as a dharmic discipline that supports personal well-being (puṣṭi) and aligns with non-violence and purity.
In Anushasana Parva, Bhishma instructs Yudhishthira on dharma and right conduct. Here he gives a specific rule of conduct regarding cows—how one should relate to them and what one should avoid.