Character
Yudistira
युधिष्ठिरYudhiṣṭhira
- verses
- 4,115
- books
- 21
- chapters
- 1,367
What the texts say
In the Mahabharata, Yudhishthira is the firstborn son of Pandu, foretold as foremost among those who uphold dharma. Mahabharata 1.114.6 Having obtained the kingdom, he governed the earth in accordance with dharma, together with his brothers. Mahabharata 1.200.6 Though he knew the stratagem of Shakuni, who had invited him to play, Yudhishthira went again to the dice-game. Mahabharata 2.67.5, 2.53.1 Dharma, appearing as a Yaksha, questioned him, and he answered correctly and in full. Mahabharata 1.1.113 Later he refused a heavenly chariot without the dog that followed him, and the dog proved to be Dharma. Mahabharata (Gita Press) 1.2.370
Where to read
Every verse that names Yudistira, book by book.
- 3.297.13
Yudhiṣṭhira berkata: “Apakah engkau yang utama di antara para Rudra, para Vasu, atau para Marut? Aku bertanya—wahai makhluk ilahi, siapakah engkau? Ini bukan perbuatan seekor burung.”
- 2.58.1
Śakuni berkata: Wahai Yudhiṣṭhira, engkau telah kehilangan banyak harta milik para Pāṇḍava. Wahai putra Kuntī, nyatakanlah harta apa yang masih ada padamu yang belum lagi kalah (tergadai) dalam permainan ini.
- 17.3.1
Vaisampayana berkata: Kemudian Sakra, membuat seluruh surga dan bumi bergemuruh, mendekati Partha dengan keretanya dan berkata kepadanya, 'Naiklah.'
- 3.297.13
- 3.1.18.30
Wahai para dwija, dahulu Dharmaputra (Yudhiṣṭhira), setelah mandi suci di sana dan memandang darśana Śiva, seketika terbebas dari dosa yang timbul karena mengucap ketidakbenaran.
- 3.1.21.9
Pada suatu ketika Yudhiṣṭhira memanggil Kṛṣṇa, memuliakan-Nya dengan pemujaan, lalu bertanya kepada Vāsudeva bermata teratai, Tuhan semesta.
- 5.3.227.6
Inilah Gaṅgā Māheśvarī, lahir dari tubuh Maheśvara sendiri; wahai Yudhiṣṭhira putra Bhārata, ia dimasyhurkan sebagai ‘Gaṅgā Selatan’.
- 3.1.18.30
- 7.10.24
Śrī Nārada berkata: Wahai Raja Yudhiṣṭhira, sesuai perintah Bhagavān, Prahlāda melaksanakan upacara akhir bagi ayahnya; kemudian, atas arahan para dvija, ia ditahbiskan dan didudukkan di takhta kerajaan Hiraṇyakaśipu.
- 7.15.21
Wahai Raja Yudhiṣṭhira, banyak orang pandai, berpengetahuan luas, pemutus keraguan, bahkan yang layak memimpin majelis ilmiah, jatuh ke kehidupan nista karena tidak puas dengan kedudukannya.
- 1.13.3
Melihat kerabat mereka, Vidura, kembali, Dharmaputra Yudhiṣṭhira beserta adik-adiknya, Dhṛtarāṣṭra, Yuyutsu, Sañjaya, Kṛpācārya, Kuntī, Gāndhārī, Draupadī, Subhadrā, Uttarā, Kṛpī, serta para wanita lain beserta anak-anak—semuanya bergegas…
- 7.10.24
- 3.40.16
Sementara itu Raja Yudhiṣṭhira, putra Kuntī, terbakar oleh duka atas saudara-saudaranya, terus merenung berulang-ulang.
- 3.45.1
Yudhiṣṭhira berkata: Setelah mendengar pujian Prayāga yang engkau lantunkan, hatiku menjadi suci oleh pemuliaan Prayāga itu sendiri. Wahai Bhagavan, katakanlah—buah abadi apakah yang diperoleh di sana?
- 3.46.1
Yudhiṣṭhira berkata: Aku telah mendengar dalam Purāṇa, sebagaimana dinyatakan oleh Brahmā—sebuah kisah yang sarat kebajikan—bahwa tempat-tempat ziarah suci (tīrtha) ada ribuan, ratusan, bahkan puluhan ribu.
- 3.40.16
Also named in
- Mudgala Purana48 verses
- Matsya Purana44 verses
- Devi Bhagavatam32 verses
- Agni Purana18 verses
- Kurma Purana18 verses
- Narasimha Purana10 verses
- Garuda Purana10 verses
- Shiva Purana9 verses
- Vishnu Purana4 verses
- Brahma Purana3 verses
- Narada Purana3 verses
- Brahmanda Purana3 verses
- Markandeya Purana2 verses
- Bhagavad Gita1 verse
- Arthashastra1 verse
- Vamana Purana1 verse
- Kapila Purana1 verse
Key chapters
The chapters where Yudistira matters most.
Yakṣa-saṃvāda: Yudhiṣṭhira’s Interrogation at the Guarded Water
Dharma-centered examiner and respondent
Escalation of Wagers and Shakuni’s Repeated Declarations of Victory
Tragic agent of self-undoing
Adhyāya 3: Indra’s Invitation and Yudhiṣṭhira’s Refusal to Abandon the Dog (Svargārohaṇa Test)
Moral center
Yudhiṣṭhira’s Enumeration of Stakes in the Dice Match
Principal speaker and wagering agent
Dharma-pratyabhijñāna and Vara-pradāna (धर्मप्रत्यभिज्ञानम् · वरप्रदानम्)
Moral center and discerning interlocutor
Droṇavadha-saṃniveśaḥ: The Convergence Toward Droṇa’s Fall (Book 7, Chapter 164)
Ethical fulcrum: truth-bound king compelled into ambiguity for…
Entry into the Yakṣa-Lake Episode
Moral diagnostician and commander of the search
Janaka-Sulabhā Dialogue on Mokṣa and Non-attachment
Philosophical inquirer seeking a practicable mokṣa-path within…
The Commencement of the Great Departure
Moral and political pivot: converts historical catastrophe into…
Adhyāya 41: Yudhiṣṭhira’s Gurv-anumati and Strategic Counsel (युधिष्ठिरस्य गुर्वनुमतिः)
Dharma-centered strategist who converts reverence into moral…
Key episodes
Arjuna and the Bird on the Tree
Mahabharata 1.123
The Game of Dice
Mahabharata 2.53-2.63
The Yaksha's Questions (Yaksha Prashna)
Mahabharata 3.295-3.298
Abhimanyu and the Chakravyuha
Mahabharata 7.33-7.48
"Ashvatthama Is Dead": The Fall of Drona
Mahabharata 7.164-7.165
The Mace Duel: Bhima Breaks Duryodhana's Thigh
Mahabharata 9.54-9.58
The Destruction of the Yadavas and Krishna's Departure
Mahabharata 16.1-16.9
Yudhishthira and the Dog: The Great Departure
Mahabharata 17.1-17.3
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