Shloka 73

Adhyaya 34 — Madālāsā’s Instruction on Sadācāra (Householder Conduct, Purity, and Daily Rites)

Sanskrit

स्वप्नाध्ययनभोज्यानि सन्ध्ययोश्च विवर्जयेत् ।

सन्ध्यायां मैथुनञ्चापि तथा प्रस्थानमेव च ॥

Transliteration

svapnādhyayanabhojyāni sandhyayoś ca vivarjayet | sandhyāyāṃ maithunaṃ cāpi tathā prasthānam eva ca ||

Translation

ଦୁଇ ସନ୍ଧ୍ୟା ସମୟରେ ଶୋଇବା, ପଢିବା ଏବଂ ଖାଇବା ଉଚିତ୍ ନୁହେଁ | ସନ୍ଧ୍ୟା ସମୟରେ ମୈଥୁନ ଏବଂ ଯାତ୍ରା ମଧ୍ୟ ବର୍ଜନ କରିବା ଉଚିତ୍ |

Word by Word

• svapna-adhyayana-bhojyāni: sleep, study, and eating (food/intake)
• svapna-adhyayana-bhojyāni: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svapna (प्रातिपदिक) + adhyayana (प्रातिपदिक) + bhojya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), बहुवचन (plural); समाहार-द्वन्द्व (collective dvandva)

• sandhyayoḥ: at/of the two twilight times (morning & evening)
• sandhyayoḥ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sandhyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), षष्ठी/सप्तमी (Gen/Loc), द्विवचन (dual)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• vivarjayet: should avoid
• vivarjayet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-√vṛj (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular)

• sandhyāyām: at twilight
• sandhyāyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sandhyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन (singular)

• maithunam: sexual intercourse
• maithunam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maithuna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन (singular)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्भावना/समुच्चय-अव्यय (particle: also/even)

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: रीति/प्रकार-अव्यय (adverb: thus/likewise)

• prasthānam: setting out/departure
• prasthānam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prasthāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन (singular)

• eva: indeed/just
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

Speakers

• General ācāra instruction (speaker not specified in provided excerpt)

Verse Rasa

{ "primaryRasa": "shanta", "secondaryRasa": "bhakti", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

Key Themes

• Dharma
• Sandhyā-vandana ethos
• Time-discipline
• Daily regimen

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Sandhyā is a liminal, sacred junction of time meant for recollection and worship; ordinary gratifications and disruptions (food, sex, travel) are suspended to prioritize spiritual alignment.

How does this fit the Pancalakṣaṇa (5 characteristics)?

Conduct regulation (ācāra) rather than cosmology or genealogical history.

What is the esoteric significance?

Twilight symbolizes transition; restraining sense-activities at transitions stabilizes prāṇa and attention, making the mind fit for mantra and contemplation.