Shloka 6

Devanagari script

अर्जुनका विचार जानकर भीमसेन और नकुल-सहदेवने भी उनकी कही हुई बातका अनुमोदन किया ।। ततो युयुत्सुमानाय्य प्रव्रजन्‌ धर्मकाम्यया । राज्यं परिददौ सर्व वैश्यापुत्रे युधिष्ठिर:,तत्पश्चात्‌ धर्मकी इच्छासे राज्य छोड़कर जानेवाले युधिष्ठिरने वैश्यापुत्र युयुत्सुको बुलाकर उन्हींको सम्पूर्ण राज्यकी देख-भालका भार सौंप दिया

Transliteration

tato yuyutsum ānīya pravrajan dharmakāmyayā | rājyaṃ paridadau sarvaṃ vaiśyāputre yudhiṣṭhiraḥ ||

Translation

Knowing Arjuna’s view, Bhīmasena and Nakula and Sahadeva also assented to his words. Then Yudhiṣṭhira, desiring to pursue dharma and depart upon the path of renunciation, summoned Yuyutsu—the son of a Vaiśyā—and entrusted to him the administration of the entire kingdom.

Word by Word

ततःthen, thereafter

युयुत्सुम्Yuyutsu (name)

आनाय्यhaving brought (summoned)

प्रव्रजन्departing (as an ascetic), setting forth

धर्मकाम्ययाwith the desire for dharma (righteousness)

राज्यम्kingdom, sovereignty

परिददौgave over, entrusted

सर्वम्entire, all

वैश्यापुत्रेto the son of a Vaiśyā (Yuyutsu)

युधिष्ठिरःYudhiṣṭhira

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Yudhiṣṭhira

Yuyutsu

rājya (the kingdom)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even when choosing renunciation, one should act responsibly: dharma includes ensuring social order and continuity of governance. Yudhiṣṭhira’s departure is paired with a conscientious transfer of duty, showing that ethical withdrawal is not neglect but orderly relinquishment.

What is happening in the narrative?

As the Pāṇḍavas prepare for the Mahāprasthāna (the great departure), Yudhiṣṭhira summons Yuyutsu and entrusts him with the full charge of the kingdom, so that the realm remains administered while the brothers leave for their final journey.