Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 56

Adhyāya 119: Vyāsa–Kīṭa-saṃvāda

Tapas-bala and karmic ascent across yoni

Devanagari script

अथवा मासमेकं वै सर्वमांसान्य भक्षयन्‌ । अतीत्य सर्वदुःखानि सुखं जीवेन्निरामय:,अथवा एक महीनेतक सब प्रकारके मांसोंका त्याग करनेवाला पुरुष सम्पूर्ण दुःखोंसे पार हो सुखी एवं नीरोग जीवन व्यतीत करता है

Transliteration

athavā māsam ekaṃ vai sarvamāṃsāny abhakṣayan | atītya sarvaduḥkhāni sukhaṃ jīven nirāmayaḥ ||

Translation

ਭੀਸ਼ਮ ਨੇ ਆਖਿਆ— ਜਾਂ ਜੋ ਮਨੁੱਖ ਇੱਕ ਪੂਰਾ ਮਹੀਨਾ ਹਰ ਕਿਸਮ ਦਾ ਮਾਸ ਖਾਣਾ ਛੱਡ ਦੇਂਦਾ ਹੈ, ਉਹ ਸਭ ਦੁੱਖਾਂ ਤੋਂ ਪਾਰ ਹੋ ਕੇ ਸੁਖ ਨਾਲ ਤੇ ਨਿਰੋਗ ਜੀਵਨ ਬਿਤਾਉਂਦਾ ਹੈ।

Word by Word

• अथवा: or else
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथवा

• मासम्: for a month / a month (duration)
• मासम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मास
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• एकम्: one
• एकम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• वै: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै

• सर्वमांसानि: all kinds of meat
• सर्वमांसानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वमांस
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• भक्षयन्: eating
• भक्षयन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: भक्ष्
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अतीत्य: having crossed over / having passed beyond
• Type: Verb
• Root: अति-इ
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

• सर्वदुःखानि: all sorrows
• सर्वदुःखानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वदुःख
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• सुखम्: happily / happiness
• सुखम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुख
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• जीवेत्: may live / would live
• Type: Verb
• Root: जीव्
• Form: Vidhi-linga (optative), Present-system, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• निरामयः: free from disease, healthy
• निरामयः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निरामय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma