Shloka 45

Devanagari script

युधिष्ठिरो5पि धर्मात्मा क्रात्रा भीमेन संगत: । धौम्येन सहित: श्रीमानाश्रमं पुनरागमत्‌,धर्मात्मा युधिष्ठिर भी भाई भीमसेनसे मिलकर उनके और धौम्य मुनिके साथ फिर अपने आश्रमपर लौट आये

Transliteration

Vaiśampāyana uvāca: Yudhiṣṭhiro 'pi dharmātmā bhrātrā Bhīmena saṅgataḥ | Dhaumyena sahitaḥ śrīmān āśramaṃ punar āgamat ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: Yudhiṣṭhira too, righteous at heart, having met with his brother Bhīma and accompanied by the sage Dhaumya, the illustrious one returned again to the hermitage. The verse underscores the king’s steady commitment to dharma and the stabilizing support of kinship and priestly guidance amid forest hardship.

Word by Word

युधिष्ठिरःYudhiṣṭhira

अपिalso/even

धर्मात्माrighteous-souled

भ्रात्राby/with (his) brother

भीमेनby/with Bhīma

संगतःjoined/associated (having met)

धौम्येनwith Dhaumya

सहितःaccompanied (together with)

श्रीमान्illustrious/splendid

आश्रमम्hermitage

पुनःagain

आगमत्returned/came

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Yudhiṣṭhira

Bhīma

Dhaumya

āśrama (hermitage)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Dharma is sustained not only by personal virtue (Yudhiṣṭhira as dharmātmā) but also by supportive relationships—brotherly solidarity (Bhīma) and the counsel/presence of a guiding sage (Dhaumya). The return to the āśrama symbolizes re-centering life around disciplined, ethical order during adversity.

What is happening in the narrative?

After meeting with his brother Bhīma, Yudhiṣṭhira—together with Bhīma and the sage Dhaumya—returns to their hermitage in the forest. The line functions as a narrative transition, reuniting key figures and restoring the group to their ascetic dwelling.