Shloka 45
Brāhmaṇa-māhātmya: Tārkṣya’s instruction on tapas, satya, and svadharma
Chapter 182
युधिष्ठिरो5पि धर्मात्मा क्रात्रा भीमेन संगत: । धौम्येन सहित: श्रीमानाश्रमं पुनरागमत्,धर्मात्मा युधिष्ठिर भी भाई भीमसेनसे मिलकर उनके और धौम्य मुनिके साथ फिर अपने आश्रमपर लौट आये
Vaiśampāyana uvāca: Yudhiṣṭhiro 'pi dharmātmā bhrātrā Bhīmena saṅgataḥ | Dhaumyena sahitaḥ śrīmān āśramaṃ punar āgamat ||
Dijo Vaiśampāyana: Yudhiṣṭhira también, de ánimo justo y firme en el dharma, tras reunirse con su hermano Bhīma y acompañado por el sabio Dhaumya, el ilustre volvió de nuevo al eremitorio.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Dharma is sustained not only by personal virtue (Yudhiṣṭhira as dharmātmā) but also by supportive relationships—brotherly solidarity (Bhīma) and the counsel/presence of a guiding sage (Dhaumya). The return to the āśrama symbolizes re-centering life around disciplined, ethical order during adversity.
After meeting with his brother Bhīma, Yudhiṣṭhira—together with Bhīma and the sage Dhaumya—returns to their hermitage in the forest. The line functions as a narrative transition, reuniting key figures and restoring the group to their ascetic dwelling.