Shloka 55

Adhyāya 119: Vyāsa–Kīṭa-saṃvāda

Tapas-bala and karmic ascent across yoni

Devanagari script

चतुरो वार्षिकान्‌ मासान्‌ यो मांसं परिवर्जयेत्‌ । चत्वारि भद्राण्यवाप्रोति कीर्तिमायुर्यशोबलम्‌

Transliteration

caturō vārṣikān māsān yo māṁsaṁ parivarjayet | catvāri bhadrāṇy avāpnoti kīrtim āyur yaśo balam ||

Translation

ビーシュマは言った。「雨季の四か月のあいだ肉を断つ者は、四つの吉祥—名声、長寿、良き評判、そして力—を得る。」

Word by Word

• चतुरः: four
• चतुरः: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• वार्षिकान्: annual/seasonal (of the rains)
• वार्षिकान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वार्षिक
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• मासान्: months
• मासान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मास
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• यः: who (he who)
• यः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मांसम्: meat
• मांसम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मांस
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• परिवर्जयेत्: should avoid/renounce
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि√वृज्
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• चत्वारि: four
• चत्वारि: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• भद्राणि: auspicious goods/benefits
• भद्राणि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भद्र
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• अवाप्नोति: obtains
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव√आप्
• Form: Present (Lat), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• कीर्तिम्: fame
• कीर्तिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कीर्ति
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• आयुः: lifespan
• आयुः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आयुस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• यशः: renown/glory
• यशः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: यशस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• बलम्: strength
• बलम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Seasonal abstinence from meat—specifically during the four monsoon months—is presented as a dharmic restraint that brings four auspicious results: renown, longevity, good reputation, and strength.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Anuśāsana Parva’s instruction on righteous conduct, Bhīṣma continues advising on vows and disciplines; here he recommends a specific dietary observance and states the benefits it yields.