Shloka 6

सूक्ष्मभूत-भूतात्मविज्ञानम्

Knowing the subtle principle and the bhūtātman through yoga

Devanagari script

अश्वस्तनविधाता स्यान्मुनिर्भावसमाहित: । लघ्वाशी नियताहार: सकृदन्ननिषेविता

Transliteration

aśvastana-vidhātā syān munir bhāva-samāhitaḥ | laghvāśī niyatāhāraḥ sakṛd-anna-niṣevitā ||

Translation

ସେ ପରଦିନ ପାଇଁ ଅନ୍ନ ସଂଗ୍ରହ କରିବା ଉଚିତ ନୁହେଁ। ଚିତ୍ତବୃତ୍ତିକୁ ଏକାଗ୍ର କରି ମୌନଭାବରେ ସମାହିତ ରହିବା ଉଚିତ। ହାଲୁକା ଏବଂ ନିୟମିତ ଆହାର କରି, ଦିନ-ରାତିରେ କେବଳ ଏକଥର ଅନ୍ନ ଗ୍ରହଣ କରିବା ଉଚିତ।

Word by Word

• अश्वस्तनविधाता: one who provides (food) for the next day (i.e., stores for tomorrow)
• अश्वस्तनविधाता: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्वस्तन-विधातृ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• स्यात्: should be
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular

• मुनिः: sage
• मुनिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भावसमाहितः: with mind/inner state collected; mentally concentrated
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भाव-समाहित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• लघ्वाशी: one who eats lightly
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लघु-आशी
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• नियताहारः: regulated in diet; having controlled food-intake
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नियत-आहार
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सकृत्: once
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सकृत्

• अन्ननिषेविता: one who partakes of food (only once)
• अन्ननिषेविता: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्न-निषेवितृ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

व्यास उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vyāsa
• muni (sage)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse teaches ascetic restraint: do not hoard food for tomorrow, keep the mind collected and quiet, eat lightly with regulated discipline, and limit oneself to a single meal within the day-night cycle.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the didactic setting of Śānti Parva, Vyāsa lays down practical rules of conduct for a muni—guidelines for daily living that cultivate detachment, simplicity, and mental concentration.