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Shloka 28

आचारप्रशंसा

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

चतुष्पथ्थं न सेवेत उभे संध्ये तथैव च । दोपहरमें, रातमें, विशेषत:ः आधी रातके समय और दोनों संध्याओंके समय कभी चौराहोंपर न रहे ।।

bhīṣma uvāca | catuṣpathaṃ na seveta ubhe sandhye tathaiva ca | upānahau ca vastraṃ ca dhṛtam anyair na dhārayet |

ഭീഷ്മൻ പറഞ്ഞു—ഉഭയ സന്ധ്യകളിൽ (പ്രഭാതവും സായാഹ്നവും) ചതുഷ്പഥങ്ങളിൽ തങ്ങുകയോ അവയെ പതിവായി സമീപിക്കുകയോ ചെയ്യരുത്. മറ്റുള്ളവർ ധരിച്ച പാദരക്ഷകളും വസ്ത്രങ്ങളും ധരിക്കരുത്.

चतुष्पथम्crossroads
चतुष्पथम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootचतुष्पथ
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
सेवेतshould resort to / should frequent
सेवेत:
TypeVerb
Rootसेव्
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada
उभेboth
उभे:
TypeAdjective
Rootउभ
FormFeminine, Accusative, Dual
संध्येtwilights (morning and evening)
संध्ये:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसंध्या
FormFeminine, Accusative, Dual
तथैवlikewise / in the same way
तथैव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा + एव
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
उपानहौa pair of shoes/sandals
उपानहौ:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootउपानह्
FormFeminine, Accusative, Dual
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
वस्त्रम्garment/cloth
वस्त्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवस्त्र
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
धृतम्worn (by someone)
धृतम्:
TypeVerb
Rootधृ
FormPast passive participle (क्त), Neuter, Accusative, Singular
अन्यैःby others
अन्यैः:
Karana
TypePronoun/Adjective
Rootअन्य
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
धारयेत्should wear/should put on
धारयेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootधृ
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhishma
C
crossroads (catuṣpatha)
T
twilight times (sandhyā)
F
footwear (upānah)
C
clothing (vastra)

Educational Q&A

Bhishma teaches practical disciplines of purity and restraint: avoid morally and ritually vulnerable places/times (like crossroads at twilight) and avoid using items worn by others, as part of maintaining śauca (cleanliness) and brahmacarya (self-control).

In Anushasana Parva, Bhishma is instructing Yudhishthira on dharma. This verse is part of a set of behavioral injunctions (ācāra) describing what a disciplined person should avoid in daily life.