Shloka 69

युधिष्ठिरस्य अर्जुनप्रेषण-युक्तिवर्णनम् | Yudhiṣṭhira’s Rationale for Sending Arjuna and Request to Dhaumya

Devanagari script

विमलाशोकमासाद्य ब्रह्म॒चारी समाहित:

Transliteration

vimalāśokam āsādya brahmacārī samāhitaḥ

Translation

ولمّا بلغ حالة «ڤيمَلا-أشوكا»؛ صفاءً لا حزنَ فيه، ثبتَ البراهماچارِنُ—المتَعفّفُ المجموعُ القلب—على سكينةٍ راسخة.

Word by Word

विमलाशोकम्Vimalaśoka (proper name; the pure/griefless one)

आसाद्यhaving approached / having reached

ब्रह्मचारीthe brahmacārin (celibate student/ascetic)

समाहितःcomposed, collected (in mind)

Speaker

घुलस्त्य उवाच

Characters & Entities

brahmacārī

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse presents an ethical-spiritual ideal: through brahmacarya (disciplined continence, study, and restraint) and samādhāna (mental collectedness), one attains a purified, griefless state—suggesting that inner steadiness and moral discipline are prerequisites for higher insight and righteous action.

What is happening in the narrative?

The speaker describes a brahmacārin who has attained a serene, sorrow-free purity and is established in concentration. It functions as a characterization of the ascetic’s attained condition, emphasizing composure and spiritual readiness.