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Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 89

आचारप्रशंसा

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

पर्वकालेषु सर्वेषु ब्रहद्मयचारी सदा भवेत्‌ | मनुष्य सभी पर्वोके समय स्नान करके पवित्र हो वस्त्र एवं आभूषणोंसे विभूषित होकर उपवास करे तथा पर्वकालमें सदा ही ब्रह्मचर्यका पालन करे ।।

parvakāleṣu sarveṣu brahmacārī sadā bhavet | samānam ekapātre tu bhuñjennānnaṃ janeśvara |

Bhīṣma nói: “Vào mọi kỳ lễ thiêng, hãy luôn giữ hạnh brahmacarya: tắm gội cho thanh tịnh, mặc y phục sạch và trang sức chỉnh tề, rồi giữ trai giới. Hỡi bậc chúa tể loài người, chớ ăn chung với người khác từ cùng một vật đựng. Chớ ăn thức ăn bị ô uế do sự chạm vào của người phụ nữ đang hành kinh; cũng chớ dùng những vật mà tinh chất đã bị rút hết. Và chớ ăn khi còn có người nhìn thức ăn với ánh mắt thèm khát mà mình chưa bố thí cho họ trước.”

पर्वकालेषुat festival-times/seasonal occasions
पर्वकालेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootपर्वकाल
FormMasculine, Locative, Plural
सर्वेषुin all (of them)
सर्वेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
FormMasculine/Neuter, Locative, Plural
ब्रह्मचारीone who observes celibacy
ब्रह्मचारी:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मचारिन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सदाalways
सदा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसदा
भवेत्should be
भवेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
समानम्the same/common
समानम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootसमान
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
एकपात्रेin one vessel
एकपात्रे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootएकपात्र
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
भुञ्जेत्should eat
भुञ्जेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootभुज्
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
अन्नम्food
अन्नम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअन्न
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
जनेश्वरO lord of men (king)
जनेश्वर:
TypeNoun
Rootजन-ईश्वर
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhīṣma
Y
Yudhiṣṭhira (implied by address 'janeśvara')
E
ekapātra (single vessel)
A
anna (food)

Educational Q&A

Bhīṣma teaches disciplined conduct during sacred observance days: maintain brahmacarya, practice cleanliness and fasting, avoid improper modes of eating that compromise purity or propriety, and uphold compassion by giving to the needy before eating oneself.

In the Anuśāsana Parva’s dharma-instruction setting, Bhīṣma continues advising the king (Yudhiṣṭhira) on proper religious and ethical conduct, here focusing on festival-time restraints and food-related rules that reinforce self-control and social responsibility.