Shloka 20

आचारप्रशंसा

Praise of Ācāra as the Basis of Longevity, Fame, and Prosperity

Devanagari script

परदारा न गन्तव्या सर्ववर्णेषु कहिचित्‌

Translation

ビーシュマは言った。「いかなるヴァルナ（varṇa）の男であれ、他人の妻に近づいてはならぬ。他人の妻を犯せば、人の寿命はたちまち尽きる。この世において、他人の女と交わるほど男の寿命を滅ぼす行いは他にない。」

Word by Word

• परदाराḥ: other men’s wives
• परदाराḥ: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: परदार
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

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

• गन्तव्याः: should not be approached/visited
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural, Gerundive (तव्यत्), passive obligation

• सर्ववर्णेषु: among all varṇas (social classes)
• सर्ववर्णेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्ववर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Plural

• कदाचित्: ever/at any time
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कदाचित्

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच