Shloka 95
आचारप्रशंसा
Praise of Ācāra as the Basis of Longevity, Fame, and Prosperity
वाग्यतो नैकवस्त्रश्ष नासंविष्ट: कदाचन । भूमौ सदैव नाश्नीयान्नानासीनो न शब्दवत्
Bhīṣma uvāca | vāgyato naikavastraś ca nāsaṁviṣṭaḥ kadācana | bhūmau sadaiva nāśnīyān nānāsīno na śabdavat ||
ビーシュマは言った。「食事の時は言葉を慎み、沈黙を守れ。衣を一枚だけまとって食してはならず、まして臥したまま食してはならぬ。食物を裸の地面に置いて食してはならない。立ったまま食してはならず、座り方が不作法であってもならず、また騒がしく語らいながら食してもならぬ。」
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches disciplined, respectful conduct while eating: maintain silence, be properly clothed, sit properly, avoid reclining or standing, do not place food directly on the ground, and avoid noisy or talkative eating—treating food as a dharmic act requiring restraint and cleanliness.
In Anushasana Parva, Bhishma instructs Yudhishthira on dharma and proper conduct (ācāra). Here he gives practical rules of meal-time behavior as part of ethical self-regulation and purity in daily life.