Shloka 10

Puṣkara-Śapatha Itihāsa (Agastya–Indra Dispute at the Tīrthas) | पुष्कर-शपथ-आख्यानम्

Devanagari script

भीष्म उवाच अन्तरा सायमाशं च प्रातराशं च यो नर: । सदोपवासी भवति यो न भुंक्तेडन्तरा पुन:

Transliteration

bhīṣma uvāca antarā sāyamāśaṃ ca prātarāśaṃ ca yo naraḥ | sadopavāsī bhavati yo na bhuṅkte’ntarā punaḥ ||

Translation

ଭୀଷ୍ମ କହିଲେ—ଯେ ମନୁଷ୍ୟ ସାୟଂକାଳୀନ ଭୋଜନ ଓ ପ୍ରାତଃକାଳୀନ ଭୋଜନର ମଧ୍ୟବର୍ତ୍ତୀ ସମୟରେ କିଛି ମଧ୍ୟ ଭୋଜନ କରେ ନାହିଁ, ସେ ପ୍ରକୃତରେ ସଦା ଉପବାସୀ ହୁଏ; କାରଣ ମଧ୍ୟରେ ସେ ପୁନଃ ଆହାର ଗ୍ରହଣ କରେ ନାହିଁ।

Word by Word

• भीष्मः: Bhishma
• भीष्मः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीष्म
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, Third, Singular

• अन्तरा: in between; between (meals)
• अन्तरा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन्तरा

• सायम्: in the evening
• सायम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सायम्

• आशम्: meal; food-intake
• आशम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आश
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

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

• प्रातराशम्: morning meal
• प्रातराशम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रातराश
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

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

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

• नरः: man
• नरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सदा: always
• सदा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा

• उपवासी: one who fasts; fasting
• उपवासी: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उपवासिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भवति: becomes/is
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Present, Third, Singular

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

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

• भुङ्क्ते: eats
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular

• अन्तरा: in between
• अन्तरा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन्तरा

• पुनः: again
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Regular restraint—avoiding food between the evening and morning meals—is praised as a sustained form of fasting, emphasizing self-control and disciplined living as dharmic practice.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhishma, instructing on dharma and observances, defines a practical daily rule of eating: one who does not snack or eat again between the two main meals is regarded as continually observing a fast.