Shloka 136

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

Devanagari script

कन्यासंवेद्यमासाद्य नियतो नियताशन:

Transliteration

kanyāsaṃvedyam āsādya niyato niyatāśanaḥ

Translation

乙女の証言によってのみ知られ得る境地に至っても、彼はなお自制を保ち、戒律のもとに住して、定められた食のみを口にした。

Word by Word

• कन्या-संवेद्यम्: that which is to be made known to/communicated to a maiden
• कन्या-संवेद्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्या + संवेद्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• आसाद्य: having reached/approached
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + सद्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund)

• नियतः: disciplined, self-controlled
• नियतः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नियत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• नियत-आशनः: one whose food/diet is regulated
• नियत-आशनः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नियत + आशन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

घुलस्त्य उवाच

Characters & Entities

• kanyā (a maiden)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse foregrounds niyama—disciplined restraint—especially through regulated conduct and diet. Ethical steadiness is shown not by impulse but by deliberate self-governance, even when the situation depends on sensitive personal testimony.

What is happening in the narrative?

The speaker describes someone who has arrived at a matter that must be understood via a maiden’s account, and emphasizes that he remains controlled and observant of discipline, marked by regulated eating—suggesting an ascetic or vow-bound posture within the episode.