Shloka 92
आचारप्रशंसा
Praise of Ācāra as the Basis of Longevity, Fame, and Prosperity
Devanagari script
पिप्पलं च वर्ट चैव शणशाकं तथैव च । उदुम्बरं न खादेच्च भवार्थी पुरुषोत्तम:,अपना कल्याण चाहनेवाले श्रेष्ठ पुरुषको पीपल, बड़ और गूलरके फलका तथा सनके सागका सेवन नहीं करना चाहिये
Transliteration
pippalaṃ ca vaṭaṃ caiva śaṇaśākaṃ tathaiva ca | udumbaraṃ na khādec ca bhavārthī puruṣottamaḥ ||
Translation
Wahai insan utama, siapa yang menghendaki kesejahteraan dirinya hendaknya tidak memakan buah pippala (ara suci), vaṭa (beringin), dan udumbara (ara bergerombol), serta menghindari pula śaṇaśāka (sayur daun śaṇa/lenan).
Word by Word
पिप्पलंpippala (sacred fig) fruit/tree (as food item)
पिप्पलं:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपिप्पल
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
वटंbanyan (as food item/fruit)
वटं:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवट
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
एवindeed/just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
शणशाकंvegetable/greens of flax/hemp (śaṇa)
शणशाकं:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootशणशाक
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
तथाlikewise/so
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
एवindeed/also
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
उदुम्बरंudumbara (cluster fig/gular) (as food item/fruit)
उदुम्बरं:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootउदुम्बर
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
खादेत्should eat
खादेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootखाद्
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
भवार्थीone desiring welfare/prosperity (his own good)
भवार्थी:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootभवार्थिन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
पुरुषोत्तमःbest of men (O excellent man)
पुरुषोत्तमः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपुरुषोत्तम
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhishmaP
pippala (sacred fig tree)V
vaṭa (banyan tree)U
udumbara (cluster fig tree)Ś
śaṇa (flax/linseed plant)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes