Shloka 70

Vidura-nīti: Atithi-dharma, Trust, Counsel-Secrecy, and Traits of Sustainable Rule

Udyoga Parva, Adhyāya 38

Devanagari script

अष्टौ तान्यव्रतघ्नानि आपो मूल फलं पय: । हविर्त्राह्मणकाम्या च गुरोरवचनमौषधम्‌,जल, मूल, फल, दूध, घी, ब्राह्मणकी इच्छापूर्ति, गुरुका वचन और औषध--ये आठ व्रतके नाशक नहीं होते

Transliteration

aṣṭau tāny avrataghnāni āpo mūla-phalaṁ payaḥ | havir brāhmaṇa-kāmyā ca guror vacanam auṣadham ||

Translation

毗度罗说：“有八种事物不毁戒誓（vrata）：水、根茎、果实、乳、作为供献（havis）的酥油（ghī）、满足婆罗门正当之所求、遵从师长（guru）之教诲、以及药物。即便行持严厉的戒律，这些也是被允许的资粮，用以保全性命、扶持达摩，而非破誓。”

Word by Word

• अष्टौ: eight
• अष्टौ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अष्टन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• तानि: those (things)
• तानि: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural

• अव्रतघ्नानि: not destructive of a vow/fast
• अव्रतघ्नानि: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अव्रतघ्न
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural

• आपः: water
• आपः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• मूलम्: root (edible root)
• मूलम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूल
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• फलम्: fruit
• फलम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• पयः: milk
• पयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पयस्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• हविः: ghee/oblation (havis)
• हविः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: हविस्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• ब्राह्मणकाम्या: that which is desired/approved by Brahmins (i.e., given/allowed for Brahmins)
• ब्राह्मणकाम्या: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्राह्मणकाम्य
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• गुरोः: of the teacher
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• अवचनम्: a word/command (instruction)
• अवचनम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अवचन
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• औषधम्: medicine
• औषधम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: औषध
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

विदुर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vidura
• brāhmaṇa
• guru
• āpaḥ (water)
• mūla (roots)
• phala (fruit)
• payaḥ (milk)
• haviḥ (oblation/ghee)
• auṣadha (medicine)