Mahabharata — Vana Parva, Shloka 58

युधिष्ठिरस्य अर्जुनप्रेषण-युक्तिवर्णनम् | Yudhiṣṭhira’s Rationale for Sending Arjuna and Request to Dhaumya

Devanagari script

ततो वै ब्राह्मणीं गत्वा ब्रह्मचारी जितेन्द्रिय: । पद्मवर्णेन यानेन ब्रह्मुलोकं प्रपद्यते

Transliteration

tato vai brāhmaṇīṁ gatvā brahmacārī jitendriyaḥ | padmavarṇena yānena brahmalokaṁ prapadyate ||

Translation

Sesudah itu, dengan pergi ke tīrtha Brāhmaṇī, seorang brahmacārin yang menaklukkan inderanya mencapai Brahmaloka, diusung oleh kereta langit berwarna laksana teratai.

Word by Word

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

• वै: indeed, surely
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै

• ब्राह्मणीम्: the Brahmin woman / (name of) Brāhmaṇī (tīrtha)
• ब्राह्मणीम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मणी
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• गत्वा: having gone
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

• ब्रह्मचारी: a celibate student; one observing brahmacarya
• ब्रह्मचारी: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मचारिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• जितेन्द्रियः: one who has conquered his senses
• जितेन्द्रियः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जितेन्द्रिय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पद्मवर्णेन: by (a vehicle) of lotus-like color/complexion
• पद्मवर्णेन: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पद्मवर्ण
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• यानेन: by a vehicle, conveyance
• यानेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: यान
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• ब्रह्मलोकम्: to the world of Brahmā (Brahmaloka)
• ब्रह्मलोकम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मलोक
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• प्रपद्यते: attains, reaches
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र√पद्
• Form: Present (Lat), 3rd, Singular, Ātmanepada

Speaker

घुलस्त्य उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Brāhmaṇī tīrtha
• brahmacārī
• Brahmaloka
• padmavarṇa yāna (celestial vehicle)