Shloka 38

Devanagari script

अपयाते ततस्तस्मिन्‌ धर्मपुत्रे युधिष्ठिरे

Transliteration

apayāte tatastasmīn dharmaputre yudhiṣṭhire

Translation

Kemudian, ketika Yudhiṣṭhira putra Dharma telah meninggalkan tempat itu, arus peristiwa pun bergerak maju tanpa dirinya.

Word by Word

• अपयाते: had departed / went away
• Type: Verb
• Root: अप-या (धातु √या)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथम, एकवचन

• ततः: then; thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• तस्मिन्: in/when that (one/event)
• तस्मिन्: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• धर्मपुत्रे: in/when the son of Dharma
• धर्मपुत्रे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्मपुत्र
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• युधिष्ठिरे: in/when Yudhiṣṭhira
• युधिष्ठिरे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

Speaker

(युधिष्टिर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Dharma (as Yudhiṣṭhira’s divine father, via epithet)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

By calling Yudhiṣṭhira “Dharmaputra,” the text foregrounds the ethical identity of the king: even in a war narrative, actions and transitions are framed through dharma, reminding the reader that leadership and conduct remain morally accountable.

What is happening in the narrative?

The verse functions as a connective line: it notes that Yudhiṣṭhira has departed, signaling a transition to subsequent events that occur after (or in consequence of) his leaving.