महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-107, verse-115

सौहित्यं च न कर्तव्यं रात्रौ नैव समाचरेत् ।
द्विजच्छेदं न कुर्वीत भुक्त्वा न च समाचरेत् ॥११५॥

115. sauhityaṁ ca na kartavyaṁ rātrau naiva samācaret ,
dvijacchedaṁ na kurvīta bhuktvā na ca samācaret.

115. sauhityam ca na kartavyam rātrau na eva samācaret
dvijacchedam na kurvīta bhuktvā na ca samācaret

115. rātrau sauhityam ca na kartavyam eva na samācaret.
bhuktvā dvijacchedam na kurvīta ca na samācaret.

115. One should not consume food to the point of full satiety at night, nor should one engage in such conduct (at night). One should not clean one's teeth, nor engage in such conduct after eating.

Words meanings summery:

• सौहित्यम् (sauhityam) - satiety from food (full satisfaction, satiety, contentment)

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• न (na) - not, no, nor

• कर्तव्यम् (kartavyam) - should be done, ought to be done, fit to be performed

• रात्रौ (rātrau) - at night, in the night

• न (na) - not, no, nor

• एव (eva) - indeed, even, only, just

• समाचरेत् (samācaret) - should engage in such conduct (referring to excessive eating or other inappropriate night activities) (should engage in, should practice, should perform)

• द्विजच्छेदम् (dvijacchedam) - dental cleaning or trimming practices (cutting of teeth, cleaning of teeth)

• न (na) - not, no, nor

• कुर्वीत (kurvīta) - should perform (for oneself) (should do, should perform, should make (middle voice))

• भुक्त्वा (bhuktvā) - having eaten, after eating

• न (na) - not, no, nor

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• समाचरेत् (samācaret) - should engage in such conduct (referring to dental hygiene or other inappropriate post-eating activities) (should engage in, should practice, should perform)

Words meanings and morphology

सौहित्यम् (sauhityam) - satiety from food (full satisfaction, satiety, contentment)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sauhitya

sauhitya - satiety, satisfaction, abundance, contentment

From suhita (well-fed) + ṣyañ.

Note: Object of 'kartavyam'.

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects with previous implied prohibitions.

न (na) - not, no, nor

(indeclinable)

कर्तव्यम् (kartavyam) - should be done, ought to be done, fit to be performed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kartavya

kartavya - to be done, fit to be performed, duty

Gerundive (tavya)

From √kṛ (to do) + tavya. Neuter nominative singular, agreeing with 'sauhityam'.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Predicate of 'sauhityam'.

रात्रौ (rātrau) - at night, in the night

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of rātri

rātri - night

Feminine locative singular.

Note: Locative of time.

न (na) - not, no, nor

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, even, only, just

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

समाचरेत् (samācaret) - should engage in such conduct (referring to excessive eating or other inappropriate night activities) (should engage in, should practice, should perform)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of samācar

Optative Mood

3rd person singular, active voice. From sam + ā + √car.

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: car (class 1)

द्विजच्छेदम् (dvijacchedam) - dental cleaning or trimming practices (cutting of teeth, cleaning of teeth)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dvijaccheda

dvijaccheda - cutting/cleaning of teeth

Accusative singular. Compound: Dvija-ccheda.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvija+ccheda)

• dvija – twice-born, Brahmin, bird, tooth
  noun (masculine)
  From dvi (two) + √jan (to be born).
  Root: jan (class 4)
• ccheda – cutting, splitting, division
  noun (masculine)
  From √chid (to cut) + ghañ (change of cchid to cched).
  Root: chid (class 7)

Note: Object of 'kurvīta'.

न (na) - not, no, nor

(indeclinable)

कुर्वीत (kurvīta) - should perform (for oneself) (should do, should perform, should make (middle voice))

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, optative (vidhiliṅ) of kṛ

Optative Mood

3rd person singular, middle voice.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

भुक्त्वा (bhuktvā) - having eaten, after eating

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from root bhuj + tvā.

Root: bhuj (class 7)

न (na) - not, no, nor

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

समाचरेत् (samācaret) - should engage in such conduct (referring to dental hygiene or other inappropriate post-eating activities) (should engage in, should practice, should perform)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of samācar

Optative Mood

3rd person singular, active voice. From sam + ā + √car.

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: car (class 1)