Shloka 9
अव्यक्त–पुरुष–विवेकः (Discrimination of Avyakta/Prakṛti and Puruṣa) — Yājñavalkya’s Anvīkṣikī to Viśvāvasu
Devanagari script
मृत्रोत्सर्गपुरीषे च भोजने च नराधिप । त्रिकालं नाभियुञ्जीत शेषं युज्जीत तत्पर:
Transliteration
mūtrotsargapurīṣe ca bhojane ca narādhipa | trikālaṁ nābhiyuñjīta śeṣaṁ yuñjīta tatparaḥ ||
Translation
婆悉吒说道：“大王啊，排尿、排便与进食这三种时刻所占之时，不应修习瑜伽。其余时间，则当以坚定而恳切之心勤修瑜伽。”
Word by Word
मूत्रोत्सर्गपुरीषेin urination, discharge of urine, and in feces/defecation
मूत्रोत्सर्गपुरीषे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootमूत्रोत्सर्गपुरीष
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
भोजनेin eating/meal
भोजने:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootभोजन
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
नराधिपO king (lord of men)
नराधिप:
TypeNoun
Rootनराधिप
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
त्रिकालम्the three times (i.e., those three occasions)
त्रिकालम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootत्रिकाल
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
अभियुञ्जीतshould apply/engage (oneself)
अभियुञ्जीत:
TypeVerb
Rootयुज्
FormVidhi-linga, Optative, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada, Active
शेषम्the remaining (time)
शेषम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootशेष
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
युञ्जीतshould practice/apply (oneself)
युञ्जीत:
TypeVerb
Rootयुज्
FormVidhi-linga, Optative, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada, Active
तत्परःbeing intent on that; with full attention
तत्परः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootतत्पर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
वसिष्ठ उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VasiṣṭhaN
narādhipa (king)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Yoga requires disciplined timing: do not force practice during bodily necessities like urination, defecation, and eating; instead, use the remaining time with focused commitment.
Vasiṣṭha instructs a king on practical rules of conduct for yogic discipline, emphasizing propriety and steadiness rather than indiscriminate or ill-timed exertion.