Shloka 43

Saṃhāra-krama (The Sequence of Cosmic Dissolution) — Yājñavalkya’s Discourse

Devanagari script

भीष्म उवाच कणानां भक्षणे युक्त: पिण्याकस्य च भारत | स्नेहानां वर्जने युक्तो योगी बलमवाप्लुयात्‌

Transliteration

bhīṣma uvāca | kaṇānāṁ bhakṣaṇe yuktaḥ piṇyākasya ca bhārata | snehānāṁ varjane yukto yogī balam avāpnuyāt ||

Translation

ଭୀଷ୍ମ କହିଲେ—ହେ ଭାରତ! ଯେ ଯୋଗୀ ଧାନର କଣା ଓ ତିଳର ଖଲି (ପିଣ୍ୟାକ) ପରି ସରଳ ଆହାର ଭକ୍ଷଣରେ ନିୟମିତ ରହେ ଏବଂ ଘିଅ-ତେଲ ଭଳି ସ୍ନିଗ୍ଧ ପଦାର୍ଥକୁ ବର୍ଜନ କରେ, ସେଇ ଯୋଗୀ ଯୋଗବଳ ପାଏ।

Word by Word

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

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

• कणानाम्: of grains (coarse grains)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कण
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• भक्षणे: in eating / in consumption
• भक्षणे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्षण
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• युक्तः: engaged, devoted
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युक्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पिण्याकस्य: of oil-cake (sesame-cake etc.)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिण्याक
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

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

• भारत: O Bharata (descendant of Bharata)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• स्नेहानाम्: of fats/oils (ghee, oil etc.)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नेह
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• वर्जने: in avoidance / in abstaining
• वर्जने: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्जन
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• युक्तः: engaged, devoted
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युक्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• योगी: a yogin
• योगी: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• बलम्: strength, power
• बलम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अवाप्नुयात्: would obtain / may attain
• Type: Verb
• Root: आप्
• Form: Optative, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• Bharata (Yudhishthira)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Yogic strength is supported by tapas (austerity) and self-restraint, especially through a simple, non-indulgent diet—eating plain grains and avoiding rich, oily/unctuous foods.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Shanti Parva instruction, Bhishma continues advising Yudhishthira on disciplines conducive to spiritual practice, here highlighting dietary austerity as a means to cultivate yogic power and steadiness.