Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 28
आचारप्रशंसा
Praise of Ācāra as the Basis of Longevity, Fame, and Prosperity
चतुष्पथ्थं न सेवेत उभे संध्ये तथैव च । दोपहरमें, रातमें, विशेषत:ः आधी रातके समय और दोनों संध्याओंके समय कभी चौराहोंपर न रहे ।।
bhīṣma uvāca | catuṣpathaṃ na seveta ubhe sandhye tathaiva ca | upānahau ca vastraṃ ca dhṛtam anyair na dhārayet |
Sinabi ni Bhīṣma: Hindi dapat maglagi o madalas na pumunta sa mga sangandaan, lalo na sa dalawang sandhyā—bukang-liwayway at dapithapon. Hindi rin dapat magsuot ng sapin sa paa o damit na naisusuot na ng iba. Ito’y mga disiplina ng kalinisan at pagpipigil, upang ingatan ang asal at itaguyod ang brahmacarya (pamumuhay na may pagpipigil-sa-sarili).
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma teaches practical disciplines of purity and restraint: avoid morally and ritually vulnerable places/times (like crossroads at twilight) and avoid using items worn by others, as part of maintaining śauca (cleanliness) and brahmacarya (self-control).
In Anushasana Parva, Bhishma is instructing Yudhishthira on dharma. This verse is part of a set of behavioral injunctions (ācāra) describing what a disciplined person should avoid in daily life.