Shloka 123

Devanagari script

कृष्णपक्षे पिबन्त्यन्ये भुउ्जते वा यथागतम्‌ । कोई दाँतोंसे ही ओखलीका काम लेते हैं

Transliteration

kṛṣṇapakṣe pibantyanye bhuñjate vā yathāgatam |

Translation

Sinabi ni Vyāsa: May ilan na sa madilim na kalahati ng buwan (kṛṣṇa-pakṣa) ay nabubuhay sa pag-inom lamang; ang iba nama’y kumakain ng anumang dumarating sa kanila ayon sa pagkakataon. Ipinapakita ng talatang ito ang mahigpit na pamumuhay—pagtanggap sa kakaunti o sa pagkaing napapadpad lamang, nang walang paggiit—upang itampok ang pagpipigil, pagtitiis, at pagkakasiya bilang mga disiplina ng asal.

Word by Word

• कृष्णपक्षे: in the dark fortnight
• कृष्णपक्षे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्णपक्ष
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• पिबन्ति: drink
• पिबन्ति: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: पा (पिब्)
• Form: Present, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• अन्ये: others
• अन्ये: Karta
• Type: Pronoun/Adjective
• Root: अन्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• भुञ्जते: eat/partake
• भुञ्जते: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज्
• Form: Present, Third, Plural, Atmanepada

• वा: or
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा

• यथा: as/according to
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• आगतम्: what has come/what is obtained
• आगतम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective/Participle
• Root: आ-गम्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)

Speaker

व्यास उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vyāsa
• kṛṣṇapakṣa (dark fortnight)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse commends disciplined simplicity: sustaining oneself with minimal intake and accepting whatever is obtained without craving, complaint, or selectiveness—an ethical training in self-mastery and contentment.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vyāsa is describing different ascetic lifestyles and food practices, emphasizing how some live on drink alone at certain times and others eat only what comes unasked, illustrating rigorous restraint within the broader discourse on dharma in Śānti Parva.