Shloka 143

ज्येष्ठ-कनिष्ठ-धर्मः — Duties of Elders and Juniors

Anuśāsana-parva 108

Devanagari script

न चैकेन परिव्रज्यं न गन्तव्यं तथा निशि । अनागतायां संध्यायां पश्चिमायां गृहे वसेत्‌

Transliteration

na caikena parivrajyaṁ na gantavyaṁ tathā niśi | anāgatāyāṁ sandhyāyāṁ paścimāyāṁ gṛhe vaset ||

Translation

Bhishma berkata: Jangan berkeliaran seorang diri, dan jangan pula bepergian pada malam hari. Sebelum senja tiba—terutama ketika temaram barat mulai turun—tinggallah di rumah.

Word by Word

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

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

• एकेन: by/with one (alone)
• एकेन: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• परिव्रज्यम्: to be wandered/travelled
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि√व्रज्
• Form: Gerundive (potential passive participle), Neuter, Nominative, Singular

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

• गन्तव्यम्: to be gone; should go
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गम्
• Form: Gerundive (potential passive participle), Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• तथा: thus; likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• निशि: at night
• निशि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: निशा
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• अनागतायाम्: not yet arrived
• अनागतायाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनागत
• Form: Past passive participle (used adjectivally), Feminine, Locative, Singular

• संध्यायाम्: at twilight
• संध्यायाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: संध्या
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• पश्चिमायाम्: in the western (twilight)
• पश्चिमायाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पश्चिम
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• गृहे: in the house; at home
• गृहे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• वसेत्: should dwell/stay
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वस्
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma