Shloka 143
ज्येष्ठ-कनिष्ठ-धर्मः — Duties of Elders and Juniors
Anuśāsana-parva 108
न चैकेन परिव्रज्यं न गन्तव्यं तथा निशि । अनागतायां संध्यायां पश्चिमायां गृहे वसेत्
na caikena parivrajyaṁ na gantavyaṁ tathā niśi | anāgatāyāṁ sandhyāyāṁ paścimāyāṁ gṛhe vaset ||
ビーシュマは言った。「独りでさまよってはならず、また夜に旅してはならぬ。夕べの薄暮が訪れる前に—とりわけ西の空に日没の闇が迫るころ—家に留まるべきである。」この教えは慎み深い振る舞いを説く。独行と夜行を避け、身の安全と礼法のために、黄昏の前に帰宅せよ。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Practice prudent conduct: do not roam alone, avoid traveling at night, and return home before evening twilight. It frames safety and propriety as part of dharma (right conduct).
In the Anushasana Parva, Bhishma is instructing Yudhishthira on dharma and proper behavior. Here he gives a practical rule of conduct concerning travel and timing—counsel meant to prevent danger and uphold disciplined living.