Shloka 95
ब्राह्मणस्य पूर्वतरा वृत्तिः — The Earlier Ideal Conduct of a Brahmana
River-of-Saṃsāra Metaphor
Devanagari script
अप्रमत्तः प्रमत्तेषु कालो जागर्ति देहिषु
Transliteration
apramattaḥ pramatteṣu kālo jāgarti dehiṣu
Translation
毗湿摩说道：“在有身之众中，当众生疏忽之时，时间却始终警醒。”
Word by Word
अप्रमत्तःthe vigilant (one)
अप्रमत्तः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअप्रमत्त
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
प्रमत्तेषुamong the heedless
प्रमत्तेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रमत्त
FormMasculine, Locative, Plural
कालःTime (Death)
कालः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकाल
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
जागर्तिkeeps watch / is awake
जागर्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootजागृ
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
देहिषुin embodied beings
देहिषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootदेहिन्
FormMasculine, Locative, Plural
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
K
Kāla (Time)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Time is inexorable and constantly active; human negligence does not pause consequences. Therefore one should live with alertness, restraint, and timely performance of dharma, remembering that embodied life is subject to change and death.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction on dharma and right conduct, Bhīṣma continues advising Yudhiṣṭhira. Here he underscores the urgency of ethical vigilance by reminding that Kāla (Time) never sleeps among mortals, even when they become careless.