Shloka 70

शिर:स्नातस्तु तैलैश्व नांगं किंचिदपि स्पृशेत्‌ । तिलसृष्टं न चाश्नीयात्‌ तथास्यायुर्न रिष्यते

śiraḥ-snātastu tailaiś ca nāṅgaṃ kiñcid api spṛśet | tila-sṛṣṭaṃ na cāśnīyāt tathāsyāyur na riṣyate ||

Bhīṣma bersabda: Setelah membasuh kepala dan menyapu minyak, jangan menyentuh mana-mana bahagian tubuh yang lain dengan tangan yang sama itu. Dan jangan pula memakan hidangan yang dibuat daripada bijan. Dengan memelihara pengekangan ini, usia seseorang tidak berkurang. (Ajaran ini termasuk dalam disiplin yang lebih luas tentang kesucian tubuh dan tata laku yang teratur sebagai sebahagian daripada dharma.)

शिरःस्नातःone who has bathed the head
शिरःस्नातः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootशिरःस्नात (शिरस् + स्नात)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
तैलैःwith oils
तैलैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootतैल
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
अङ्गम्a limb/body-part
अङ्गम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअङ्ग
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
किञ्चित्anything (at all)
किञ्चित्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकिञ्चित्
अपिeven/also
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
स्पृशेत्should touch
स्पृशेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootस्पृश्
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
तिलसृष्टम्that which is made of sesame
तिलसृष्टम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootतिलसृष्ट (तिल + सृष्ट)
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
अश्नीयात्should eat
अश्नीयात्:
TypeVerb
Rootअश्
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
तथाthus/in that way
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
अस्यof him/for him
अस्य:
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
आयुःlifespan
आयुः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootआयुस्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
रिष्यतेis harmed/decays
रिष्यते:
TypeVerb
Rootरिष्
FormPresent (Lat), 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhīṣma
O
oil (taila)
S
sesame (tila)

Educational Q&A

The verse teaches regulated personal conduct (ācāra) connected with purity: after oiling the head post-bath, one should avoid touching other body parts with the same hand and avoid eating sesame-based preparations; such discipline is said to protect one’s longevity.

In the Anuśāsana Parva’s dharma-instruction setting, Bhīṣma continues giving Yudhiṣṭhira practical rules of daily conduct and ritual hygiene, presenting them as observances that support health, order, and the maintenance of life.