Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 86

आचारप्रशंसा

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

Devanagari script

तथा नान्यधूृतं धार्य न चापदशमेव च । अन्यदेव भवेद्‌ वास: शयनीये नरोत्तम

Transliteration

tathā nānyadhṛtaṃ dhāryaṃ na cāpadaśam eva ca | anyad eva bhaved vāsaḥ śayanīye narottama ||

Translation

ဘီရှ္မက ဆို၏ — «ထို့အတူ အခြားသူ ဝတ်ပြီးသား အဝတ်ကို မိမိက ထပ်မံဝတ်ဆင်၍ မထားသင့်။ အကျပ်အတည်းကာလ၌ပင် ထိုသို့ မပြုသင့်။ မြတ်နိုးသူ (နရောတ္တမ) အတွက် အိပ်ရာဝတ်အဝတ်သည် အခြားတစ်စုံအဖြစ် သီးခြားထားရမည်»။

Word by Word

• तथा: thus, likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• अन्यत्: anything else, other (thing)
• अन्यत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun/Adjective
• Root: अन्य
• Form: neuter, nominative/accusative, singular

• अधृतम्: not held/unsupported; not proper to be held (unfit to wear/keep)
• अधृतम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अधृत
• Form: neuter, nominative/accusative, singular

• धार्यम्: to be worn/borne; fit to be kept
• धार्यम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धार्य
• Form: neuter, nominative/accusative, singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

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

• आपदशम्: belonging to calamity/distress; emergency (use)
• आपदशम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आपदश
• Form: neuter, nominative/accusative, singular

• एव: only, indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

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

• अन्यत्: something else
• अन्यत्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun/Adjective
• Root: अन्य
• Form: neuter, nominative, singular

• एव: indeed, only
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• भवेत्: should be, would be
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: optative (vidhilin), 3rd, singular, parasmaipada

• वासः: garment, clothing
• वासः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासस्
• Form: neuter, nominative, singular

• शयनीये: in/for the bed; in the sleeping place
• शयनीये: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शयनीय
• Form: neuter, locative, singular

• नर-उत्तम: O best of men
• Type: Noun (vocative epithet)
• Root: नरोत्तम
• Form: masculine, vocative, singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• narottama (addressed listener)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Maintain personal discipline and standards of cleanliness/propriety: do not wear garments already worn by others, and keep sleeping-clothes separate—principles upheld even during hardship.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Bhīṣma’s instruction on dharma and proper conduct, he lays down a practical rule about clothing and personal habits, addressing the listener as “narottama,” and emphasizing that ethical discipline should not be relaxed even in adversity.