Shloka 6
सूक्ष्मभूत-भूतात्मविज्ञानम्
Knowing the subtle principle and the bhūtātman through yoga
Devanagari script
अश्वस्तनविधाता स्यान्मुनिर्भावसमाहित: । लघ्वाशी नियताहार: सकृदन्ननिषेविता
Transliteration
aśvastana-vidhātā syān munir bhāva-samāhitaḥ | laghvāśī niyatāhāraḥ sakṛd-anna-niṣevitā ||
Translation
毗耶娑说：“牟尼不当为明日储粮。内在诸根摄于一处，当住于寂默与安定。饮食宜轻，持之以戒律与节制，昼夜只受食一次。”
Word by Word
अश्वस्तनविधाताone who provides (food) for the next day (i.e., stores for tomorrow)
अश्वस्तनविधाता:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअश्वस्तन-विधातृ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
स्यात्should be
स्यात्:
TypeVerb
Rootअस्
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular
मुनिःsage
मुनिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमुनि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
भावसमाहितःwith mind/inner state collected; mentally concentrated
भावसमाहितः:
TypeAdjective
Rootभाव-समाहित
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
लघ्वाशीone who eats lightly
लघ्वाशी:
TypeAdjective
Rootलघु-आशी
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
नियताहारःregulated in diet; having controlled food-intake
नियताहारः:
TypeAdjective
Rootनियत-आहार
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सकृत्once
सकृत्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसकृत्
अन्ननिषेविताone who partakes of food (only once)
अन्ननिषेविता:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअन्न-निषेवितृ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
व्यास उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VyāsaM
muni (sage)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches ascetic restraint: do not hoard food for tomorrow, keep the mind collected and quiet, eat lightly with regulated discipline, and limit oneself to a single meal within the day-night cycle.
In the didactic setting of Śānti Parva, Vyāsa lays down practical rules of conduct for a muni—guidelines for daily living that cultivate detachment, simplicity, and mental concentration.