Shloka 9

Aṣṭāvakra and the Woman: Disclosure, Permission, and Marital Resolution (अनुशासन पर्व, अध्याय २२)

Devanagari script

तस्य स्वादुतयान्नस्य न प्रभूतं चकार सः । व्यगमच्चाप्यह:शेषं ततः संध्यागमत्‌ पुन:

Transliteration

tasya svādutayānnasya na prabhūtaṃ cakāra saḥ | vyagamac cāpy ahaḥśeṣaṃ tataḥ sandhyāgamat punaḥ ||

Translation

Wika ni Bhishma: Labis siyang nabighani sa sarap ng pagkaing iyon kaya hindi niya magawang ituring na sapat na—hindi niya masabi, “Sapat na, tapos na.” Sa mismong pagpapakalunod na iyon lumipas ang nalalabing oras ng araw, at muling dumating ang dapithapon.

Word by Word

• तस्य: of that (food)
• तस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• स्वादुतया: by/owing to (its) tastiness
• स्वादुतया: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वादुता
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• अन्नस्य: of the food
• अन्नस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्न
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• प्रभूतम्: sufficient, enough
• प्रभूतम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रभूत
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• चकार: made/considered (it to be)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• व्यगमत्: passed away, elapsed
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + गम्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

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

• अपि: also, even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• अहःशेषम्: the remainder of the day
• अहःशेषम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहःशेष
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• ततः: then, thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• सन्ध्या: evening twilight
• सन्ध्या: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सन्ध्या
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• अगमत्: came, arrived
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• पुनः: again
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma (speaker)
• food (anna)
• evening twilight (sandhyā)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Unchecked attraction to sensory pleasure (here, taste) can dull discernment of sufficiency and cause neglect of time-bound duties; dharma requires moderation and awareness of time.

What is happening in the narrative?

A person becomes so absorbed in the sweetness of the food that he cannot stop or declare it enough; as he continues, the day passes and evening twilight arrives again, implying missed or delayed obligations.