Shloka 226

अर्जुनदुःखहेतुप्रश्नः — Inquiry into the cause of Arjuna’s recurring hardship

Book 14, Chapter 89

Devanagari script

धूतपापो जितस्वर्गों मुमुदे भ्रातृभि: सह । इस प्रकार पृथ्वीके मूल्यके रूपमें वह सुवर्ण देकर राजा युधिष्ठिर अपने भाइयोंसहित बहुत प्रसन्न हुए। उनके सारे पाप धुल गये और उन्होंने स्वर्गपर अधिकार प्राप्त कर लिया

Transliteration

dhūtapāpo jitasvargo mumude bhrātṛbhiḥ saha |

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: Having had his sins washed away and having secured the right to heaven, King Yudhiṣṭhira rejoiced together with his brothers. By giving that gold as the price of the earth, he felt deep satisfaction.

Word by Word

• धूतपापः: one whose sins are washed away
• धूतपापः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धूतपाप
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• जितस्वर्गः: one who has won heaven
• जितस्वर्गः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जितस्वर्ग
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मुमुदे: rejoiced
• मुमुदे: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुद्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Singular, Atmanepada

• भ्रातृभिः: with (his) brothers
• भ्रातृभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भ्रातृ
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• सह: together with
• सह: Karana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• the brothers (Pāṇḍavas)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Righteous generosity (dāna) performed in alignment with dharma is portrayed as purifying (removing pāpa) and as producing spiritual merit that leads to higher states such as svarga.

What is happening in the narrative?

After giving gold as the symbolic ‘price of the earth,’ Yudhiṣṭhira is described as rejoicing with his brothers; the text frames this act as cleansing his sins and securing heavenly attainment.