Shloka 7

Devanagari script

शक्यं दीर्घेण कालेन युक्तेनातन्द्रितेन च । प्राणयात्रामनेकां च कल्पमानेन भारत

Transliteration

śakyaṃ dīrgheṇa kālena yuktenātandritena ca | prāṇayātrām anekāṃ ca kalpamānena bhārata ||

Translation

ഹേ ഭാരത! ദീർഘകാലം സംയമത്തോടെ, അപ്രമാദിയായി നിലകൊണ്ട്, മനുഷ്യന്‍ പലവിധ ഉപായങ്ങളാൽ തന്റെ പ്രാണയാത്ര—ജീവനനിർവാഹം—നടത്താൻ കഴിയും.

Word by Word

• शक्यम्: possible, feasible
• शक्यम्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शक्य (√शक्)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• दीर्घेण: by/with (a) long
• दीर्घेण: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दीर्घ
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• कालेन: by/with time
• कालेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• युक्तेन: by one who is disciplined/steadfast; with proper means
• युक्तेन: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युक्त (√युज्)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• अतन्द्रितेन: by one who is unwearied, vigilant
• अतन्द्रितेन: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अतन्द्रित
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• प्राणयात्राम्: maintenance of life, livelihood
• प्राणयात्राम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राणयात्रा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• अनेकाम्: many, manifold
• अनेकाम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनेक
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• कल्पमानेन: by one who is arranging/contriving, making efforts
• कल्पमानेन: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कल्पमान (√कॢप्)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• भारत: O Bharata
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Bhārata (Yudhiṣṭhira)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Sustaining life in a dharmic way requires long-term patience, disciplined engagement, and constant vigilance; by adapting one’s means thoughtfully, one can endure changing circumstances without falling into negligence.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Anuśāsana Parva’s instruction section, Bhīṣma continues advising Yudhiṣṭhira on practical dharma. Here he emphasizes perseverance and regulated effort as the basis for maintaining livelihood across varying conditions.