Shloka 46

Saṃhāra-krama (The Sequence of Cosmic Dissolution) — Yājñavalkya’s Discourse

Devanagari script

अखण्डमपि वा मांसं सततं मनुजेश्वर । उपोष्य सम्यक्‌ शुद्धात्मा योगी बलमवाप्रुयात्‌

Transliteration

akhaṇḍam api vā māṁsaṁ satataṁ manu-jeśvara | upoṣya samyak śuddhātmā yogī balam avāpnuyāt ||

Translation

毗湿摩说道：“噢，人中之主！即便有人恒常戒肉，并依正法修持斋戒与誓愿，使内心澄净，那位瑜伽行者也确能获得灵性之力。”

Word by Word

• अखण्डम्: unbroken, entire (piece)
• अखण्डम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अखण्ड
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अपि: even, also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

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

• मांसम्: meat
• मांसम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मांस
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• सततम्: constantly, always
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सतत

• मनुजेश्वर: O lord of men (king)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनुज-ईश्वर
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• उपोष्य: having fasted
• Type: Verb
• Root: उपवस्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral)

• सम्यक्: properly, duly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्यक्

• शुद्धात्मा: one whose inner self is purified
• शुद्धात्मा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुद्ध-आत्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• योगी: a yogin
• योगी: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• बलम्: strength, power
• बलम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अवाप्नुयात्: would obtain, may attain
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव-आप्
• Form: Potential/Optative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• manujeśvara (the king addressed, i.e., Yudhiṣṭhira)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Self-restraint—such as abstaining from meat and observing fasts and vows properly—purifies the inner being; such purification supports the attainment of yogic strength or spiritual potency.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Śānti Parva’s instruction to the king, Bhīṣma continues his discourse on dharma and disciplined living, explaining how regulated conduct and inner purification can lead to yogic power.