Character
ユディシュティラ
युधिष्ठिरYudhiṣṭhira
- verses
- 4,115
- books
- 21
- chapters
- 1,367
What the texts say
In the Mahabharata, Yudhishthira is the firstborn son of Pandu, foretold as foremost among those who uphold dharma. Mahabharata 1.114.6 Having obtained the kingdom, he governed the earth in accordance with dharma, together with his brothers. Mahabharata 1.200.6 Though he knew the stratagem of Shakuni, who had invited him to play, Yudhishthira went again to the dice-game. Mahabharata 2.67.5, 2.53.1 Dharma, appearing as a Yaksha, questioned him, and he answered correctly and in full. Mahabharata 1.1.113 Later he refused a heavenly chariot without the dog that followed him, and the dog proved to be Dharma. Mahabharata (Gita Press) 1.2.370
Where to read
Every verse that names ユディシュティラ, book by book.
- 7.10.24
シュリー・ナーラダは語った。ユディシュティラ王よ、至上主バガヴァーンの命令どおり、プラフラーダは父のために終末の儀礼を執り行った。ついで二度生の者たち(ブラーフマナ)の指示により、ヒラニヤカシプの王国で灌頂され、王座に就いた。
- 7.15.21
ユディシュティラ王よ、多くの賢者、博学の者、疑いを断つ者、さらには学者集会の議長にふさわしい者でさえ、己の地位に満足できぬゆえに地獄のような生へと堕ちてゆく。
- 1.13.3
親族ヴィドゥラの帰還を見て、ダルマの子ユディシュティラは弟たちと共に、ドリタラーシュトラ、ユユツ、サンジャヤ、クリパーチャールヤ、クンティー、ガーンダーリー、ドラウパディー、スバドラー、ウッタラー、クリピー、さらに子を伴う多くの婦人たち—皆が大いなる歓喜に駆られて彼のもとへ駆け寄った。まるで長い時を経て意識を取り戻したかのようであった。
- 7.10.24
Also named in
- Mudgala Purana48 verses
- Matsya Purana44 verses
- Devi Bhagavatam32 verses
- Agni Purana18 verses
- Kurma Purana18 verses
- Narasimha Purana10 verses
- Garuda Purana10 verses
- Shiva Purana9 verses
- Vishnu Purana4 verses
- Brahma Purana3 verses
- Narada Purana3 verses
- Brahmanda Purana3 verses
- Markandeya Purana2 verses
- Bhagavad Gita1 verse
- Arthashastra1 verse
- Vamana Purana1 verse
- Kapila Purana1 verse
Key chapters
The chapters where ユディシュティラ matters most.
Yakṣa-saṃvāda: Yudhiṣṭhira’s Interrogation at the Guarded Water
Dharma-centered examiner and respondent
Escalation of Wagers and Shakuni’s Repeated Declarations of Victory
Tragic agent of self-undoing
Adhyāya 3: Indra’s Invitation and Yudhiṣṭhira’s Refusal to Abandon the Dog (Svargārohaṇa Test)
Moral center
Yudhiṣṭhira’s Enumeration of Stakes in the Dice Match
Principal speaker and wagering agent
Dharma-pratyabhijñāna and Vara-pradāna (धर्मप्रत्यभिज्ञानम् · वरप्रदानम्)
Moral center and discerning interlocutor
Droṇavadha-saṃniveśaḥ: The Convergence Toward Droṇa’s Fall (Book 7, Chapter 164)
Ethical fulcrum: truth-bound king compelled into ambiguity for…
Entry into the Yakṣa-Lake Episode
Moral diagnostician and commander of the search
Janaka-Sulabhā Dialogue on Mokṣa and Non-attachment
Philosophical inquirer seeking a practicable mokṣa-path within…
The Commencement of the Great Departure
Moral and political pivot: converts historical catastrophe into…
Adhyāya 41: Yudhiṣṭhira’s Gurv-anumati and Strategic Counsel (युधिष्ठिरस्य गुर्वनुमतिः)
Dharma-centered strategist who converts reverence into moral…
Key episodes
Arjuna and the Bird on the Tree
Mahabharata 1.123
The Game of Dice
Mahabharata 2.53-2.63
The Yaksha's Questions (Yaksha Prashna)
Mahabharata 3.295-3.298
Abhimanyu and the Chakravyuha
Mahabharata 7.33-7.48
"Ashvatthama Is Dead": The Fall of Drona
Mahabharata 7.164-7.165
The Mace Duel: Bhima Breaks Duryodhana's Thigh
Mahabharata 9.54-9.58
The Destruction of the Yadavas and Krishna's Departure
Mahabharata 16.1-16.9
Yudhishthira and the Dog: The Great Departure
Mahabharata 17.1-17.3
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