Shloka 41
युधिष्ठिरस्य अर्जुनप्रेषण-युक्तिवर्णनम् | Yudhiṣṭhira’s Rationale for Sending Arjuna and Request to Dhaumya
Devanagari script
अरुन्धतीवटं गच्छेत् तीर्थसेवी नराधिप । सामुद्रकमुपस्पृश्य ब्रह्मचारी समाहित:
Transliteration
arundhatīvaṭaṃ gacchet tīrthasevī narādhipa | sāmudrakam upaspṛśya brahmacārī samāhitaḥ |
Translation
Ghūlasthya said: “O king, let the pilgrim go to the Arundhatī banyan. Having bathed at the sacred ford of Sāmudraka, he should live as a brahmacārin, his mind well-collected, and observe a fast for three nights. By this discipline a man gains the merit of an Aśvamedha sacrifice and the fruit of gifting a thousand cows, and he uplifts his entire lineage.”
Word by Word
[{'term''arundhatīvaṭa', 'definition': '‘Arundhatī’s banyan tree’
[{'term':
a named sacred tree/shrine associated with the ideal of chastity and marital fidelity'}, {'term''gacchet', 'definition': 'should go
a named sacred tree/shrine associated with the ideal of chastity and marital fidelity'}, {'term':
ought to proceed'}, {'term''tīrthasevī', 'definition': 'one who frequents/serves sacred fords
ought to proceed'}, {'term':
a pilgrim devoted to tīrthas'}, {'term''narādhipa / narapate', 'definition': 'O ruler of men
a pilgrim devoted to tīrthas'}, {'term':
O king'}, {'term''sāmudraka', 'definition': 'the Sāmudraka tīrtha
O king'}, {'term':
a sacred bathing place (tīrtha-name)'}, {'term''upaspṛśya', 'definition': 'having touched the water
a sacred bathing place (tīrtha-name)'}, {'term':
having performed ritual bathing/ablution'}, {'term''brahmacārī', 'definition': 'one observing brahmacarya
having performed ritual bathing/ablution'}, {'term':
celibate, disciplined in conduct'}, {'term''samāhitaḥ', 'definition': 'composed, concentrated, mentally collected'}, {'term': 'upavāsa', 'definition': 'fasting
celibate, disciplined in conduct'}, {'term':
here, a three-night fast (as indicated by the prose gloss)'}, {'term''aśvamedha', 'definition': 'the horse-sacrifice
here, a three-night fast (as indicated by the prose gloss)'}, {'term':
emblematic of supreme royal merit'}, {'term''sahasra-godāna', 'definition': 'gift of a thousand cows
emblematic of supreme royal merit'}, {'term':
a major act of charity'}, {'term''kuloddhāra', 'definition': 'uplift/salvation of one’s lineage
a major act of charity'}, {'term':
Speaker
घुलस्त्य उवाच
Characters & Entities
G
GhulasthyaN
Narādhipa (the king addressed)A
ArundhatīvaṭaS
Sāmudraka-tīrthaA
Aśvamedha (sacrifice)G
Go-dāna (gift of cows)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context