Shloka 26

Vāraṇāvata-prasaṃsā and the Pāṇḍavas’ Departure (वरणावत-प्रशंसा तथा पाण्डव-प्रयाणम्)

Devanagari script

युधिछिर उवाच कृपस्यानुमते ब्रह्मन्‌ भिक्षामाप्तुहि शाश्वतीम्‌

Transliteration

yudhiṣṭhira uvāca | kṛpasyānumate brahman bhikṣām āptum iha śāśvatīm |

Translation

Yudhiṣṭhira sprach: „O Brahmane, mit Kṛpas Einwilligung wünsche ich hier Almosen zu erlangen, als dauerhafte Grundlage des Lebensunterhalts.“

Word by Word

• युधिष्ठिरः: Yudhiṣṭhira
• युधिष्ठिरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha-bhuta), Third, Singular

• कृपस्य: of Kṛpa
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृप
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• अनुमते: with/under the permission (in the consent)
• अनुमते: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुमति
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• ब्रह्मन्: O Brahmin
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• भिक्षाम्: alms
• भिक्षाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भिक्षा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• आप्तुम्: to obtain
• Type: Verb
• Root: आप्
• Form: तुमुन् (infinitive), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral in infinitive)

• हि: indeed/for
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• शाश्वतीम्: everlasting/perpetual
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शाश्वती
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

युधिछिर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Kṛpa (Kṛpācārya)
• Brahmin (addressed interlocutor)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharmic restraint: even when seeking basic sustenance (bhikṣā), one should act with propriety and consent, showing humility and respect for established authority and social order.

What is happening in the narrative?

Yudhiṣṭhira speaks, addressing a Brahmin, stating that with Kṛpa’s approval he intends to obtain alms as an enduring means of support—indicating a turn toward disciplined, modest living rather than entitlement.