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Shloka 49

आचारप्रशंसा

Praise of Ācāra as the Basis of Longevity, Fame, and Prosperity

न भग्ने नावशीर्णे च शयने प्रस्वपीत च । नान्तर्थाने न संयुक्ते न च तिर्यक्‌ कदाचन

na bhagne nāvaśīrṇe ca śayane prasvapīta ca | nāntarthāne na saṃyukte na ca tiryak kadācana ||

بھیشم نے کہا—ٹوٹے یا ڈھیلے بستر پر نہ سوئے۔ اندھیرے میں رکھے ہوئے بستر پر دیکھے بغیر نہ لیٹے؛ چراغ جلا کر اچھی طرح جانچ لے۔ کسی دوسرے کے ساتھ ایک ہی چارپائی پر نہ سوئے۔ اور کبھی ترچھا نہیں، ہمیشہ سیدھا لیٹ کر سوئے۔

not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
भग्नेon/when (it is) broken
भग्ने:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootभग्न
Formneuter, locative, singular
nor
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
अवशीर्णेon/when (it is) worn-out/loosened
अवशीर्णे:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootअवशीर्ण
Formneuter, locative, singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
शयनेon a bed
शयने:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootशयन
Formneuter, locative, singular
प्रस्वपीतshould sleep / sleep (imperative-prohibitive: do not sleep)
प्रस्वपीत:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-स्वप्
Formimperative (vidhi-lin/lot usage in prohibitive sense with न), second, singular, parasmaipada
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
अन्तर्धानेin concealment / in darkness / when not visible
अन्तर्धाने:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootअन्तर्धान
Formneuter, locative, singular
nor
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
संयुक्तेon/when (it is) joined/occupied (with another)
संयुक्ते:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootसंयुक्त
Formneuter, locative, singular
and not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
also
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
तिर्यक्sideways / obliquely
तिर्यक्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतिर्यक्
कदाचनever / at any time
कदाचन:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकदाचन

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhishma
B
bed (śayana)

Educational Q&A

Dharma includes careful, disciplined daily conduct: avoid unsafe or improper sleeping arrangements (broken bed, darkness without checking, sharing a bed), and maintain orderly posture—habits that protect safety, modesty, and self-control.

In Anuśāsana Parva, Bhīṣma continues instructing Yudhiṣṭhira on codes of right conduct (ācāra). Here he gives practical household guidance about how and where one should sleep, presenting everyday prudence as a moral duty.