Shloka 32

Adhyāya 90: Babhruvāhana’s Reception and the Commencement of Yudhiṣṭhira’s Aśvamedha

Devanagari script

।। अथ ष७्े गते काले यवप्रस्थमुपार्जयन्‌

Transliteration

atha ṣaṣṭhe gate kāle yavaprastham upārjayan

Translation

Then, when the sixth period of time had passed, he set about obtaining yavaprastha—provisions of grain and sustenance—preparing what was needed in due season and with practical foresight.

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• षष्ठे: in the sixth
• षष्ठे: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षष्ठ
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular

• गते: having passed/elapsed
• गते: Adhikarana
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular

• काले: at (the) time
• काले: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• यवप्रस्थम्: a yavaprastha (a measure of grain)
• यवप्रस्थम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: यवप्रस्थ
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• उपार्जयन्: they acquired/earned
• उपार्जयन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-आर्ज्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Plural

Speaker

नकुल उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nakula

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights timely, responsible preparation—acquiring necessary provisions when the proper time arrives—reflecting a dharmic ethic of foresight and orderly conduct rather than negligence or excess.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nakula states that after a specified span of time had elapsed (the sixth period), the person in question began procuring yavaprastha—food-grain supplies—indicating practical arrangements being made as events progress.