Shloka 18

भीष्मदर्शनार्थं प्रस्थानम्

Departure to Behold Bhīṣma

Devanagari script

ततो युधिष्टिरो राजा यमौ भीमार्जुनावपि

Transliteration

tato yudhiṣṭhiro rājā yamau bhīmārjunāv api

Translation

Entonces el rey Yudhiṣṭhira—junto con los dos gemelos, y también Bhīma y Arjuna—(prosiguió adelante).

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereupon
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः
• Form: Avyaya (ablatival adverb: 'from/then')

• युधिष्ठिरः: Yudhiṣṭhira
• युधिष्ठिरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर
• Form: Masculine, nominative, singular

• राजा: the king
• राजा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, nominative, singular

• यमौ: the twins (Nakula and Sahadeva)
• यमौ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: यम
• Form: Masculine, nominative, dual

• भीम: Bhīma
• भीम: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीम
• Form: Masculine, nominative, singular

• अर्जुनौ: Arjuna (dual form as in the received text)
• अर्जुनौ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्जुन
• Form: Masculine, nominative, dual

• अपि: also/even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि
• Form: Avyaya

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Nakula
• Sahadeva
• Bhīma
• Arjuna

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Though brief, the verse underscores a dharmic ideal: righteous leadership and moral recovery are not solitary acts. Yudhiṣṭhira’s kingship is shown in concert with his brothers, suggesting shared duty, counsel, and solidarity in rebuilding order after conflict.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana continues the narration by stating that Yudhiṣṭhira, together with the twins (Nakula and Sahadeva) and also Bhīma and Arjuna, moves forward as a group—marking a transition to the next action or setting in the discourse of Śānti Parva.