Shloka 23

Ulūpī’s Disclosure and the Saṃjīvana-Maṇi: Arjuna’s Restoration (उलूपी-प्रकटनं संजीवनमणि-स्थापनं च)

Devanagari script

युधिष्ठिरस्याश्वमेध: परिचैत्रीं भविष्यति

Transliteration

yudhiṣṭhirasya aśvamedhaḥ paricaitrīṁ bhaviṣyati

Translation

Arjuna said: “Yudhiṣṭhira’s Aśvamedha sacrifice will take place in the month of Caitra.”

Word by Word

• युधिष्ठिरस्य: of Yudhiṣṭhira
• युधिष्ठिरस्य: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• अश्वमेधः: Aśvamedha (horse-sacrifice)
• अश्वमेधः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्वमेध
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• परिचैत्रीम्: in/for the month of Caitra (Caitra-related time)
• परिचैत्रीम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परिचैत्री
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• भविष्यति: will be / will take place
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Simple Future (Luṭ), Third, Singular

Speaker

अर्जुन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Arjuna
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Aśvamedha
• Caitra (month)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the re-establishment of righteous kingship after turmoil: a properly timed and duly performed royal sacrifice symbolizes the return of ordered dharma, public legitimacy, and responsibility in governance.

What is happening in the narrative?

Arjuna informs (or confirms) that Yudhiṣṭhira’s Aśvamedha is scheduled for the month of Caitra, indicating concrete preparations for the post-war royal rite that consolidates the Pāṇḍavas’ rule.