Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 14
आचारप्रशंसा
Praise of Ācāra as the Basis of Longevity, Fame, and Prosperity
Devanagari script
अक्रोधन: सत्यवादी भूतानामविहिंसक: । अनसूयुरजिद्दाश्व शतं वर्षाणि जीवति
Translation
ਭੀਸ਼ਮ ਨੇ ਆਖਿਆ—ਜੋ ਕ੍ਰੋਧਹੀਨ, ਸੱਚ ਬੋਲਣ ਵਾਲਾ, ਸਭ ਜੀਵਾਂ ਪ੍ਰਤੀ ਅਹਿੰਸਕ, ਦੋਸ਼-ਦ੍ਰਿਸ਼ਟੀ ਤੋਂ ਰਹਿਤ ਅਤੇ ਕਪਟ-ਰਹਿਤ ਹੈ—ਉਹ ਸੌ ਵਰ੍ਹੇ ਜੀਉਂਦਾ ਹੈ। ਉਹ ਸੰਯਮ ਨਾਲ ਸਵੇਰੇ ਅਤੇ ਸ਼ਾਮ ਹੀ ਭੋਜਨ ਕਰੇ; ਵਿਚਕਾਰ ਨਾ ਖਾਏ। ਜ਼ਬਰਦਸਤੀ (ਅਨੁਚਿਤ ਤਰੀਕੇ ਨਾਲ) ਭੋਜਨ ਨਾ ਕਰੇ ਅਤੇ ਪਰਾਏ ਸ਼ਰਾਧ ਦਾ ਅੰਨ ਵੀ ਨਾ ਖਾਏ।
Word by Word
अक्रोधनःfree from anger
अक्रोधनः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअक्रोधन (अ- + क्रोधन)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सत्यवादीtruth-speaking
सत्यवादी:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसत्यवादिन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
भूतानाम्of living beings
भूतानाम्:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootभूत
FormNeuter, Genitive, Plural
अविहिंसकःnon-violent (not harming)
अविहिंसकः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअविहिंसक (अ- + विहिंसक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अनसूयुःfree from envy/censure
अनसूयुः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअनसूयु (अ- + असूयु)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अजिद्दाश्वunclear reading; possibly 'un-deceitful/guileless' (textual issue)
अजिद्दाश्व:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअजिद्दाश्व (पाठभेद/अस्पष्ट)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
शतम्a hundred
शतम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootशत
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
वर्षाणिyears
वर्षाणि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवर्ष
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
जीवतिlives
जीवति:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootजीव्
FormPresent, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
सायम्in the evening
सायम्:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसायम्
प्रातःin the morning
प्रातः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्रातः
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
भुञ्जीतshould eat/partake
भुञ्जीत:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootभुज्
FormOptative, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
अन्तरालेin between (at intermediate times)
अन्तराले:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootअन्तराल
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
समाहितःcomposed, self-controlled
समाहितः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसमाहित (सम्-आ-धा + क्त)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
वालेनwith hair / by means of hair (reading uncertain in context)
वालेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootवाल
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
तुbut
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
भुञ्जीतshould eat/partake
भुञ्जीत:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootभुज्
FormOptative, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
परश्राद्धम्another's śrāddha (funeral offering/rite)
परश्राद्धम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपरश्राद्ध
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
तथाlikewise
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
एवindeed/just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes