Shloka 54
युधिष्ठिरस्य अर्जुनप्रेषण-युक्तिवर्णनम् | Yudhiṣṭhira’s Rationale for Sending Arjuna and Request to Dhaumya
Devanagari script
षष्ठकालोपवासेन मासमुष्य महालये
Transliteration
ṣaṣṭha-kālopavāsena māsam uṣya mahālaye
Translation
ಪ್ರತಿ ಆರನೇ ಕಾಲದಲ್ಲಿ ಉಪವಾಸ ಮಾಡಿ, ನಾನು ಈ ಮಹಾಲಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಒಂದು ತಿಂಗಳು ವಾಸಿಸಿದೆನು.
Word by Word
षष्ठकालोपवासेनby the fast observed at the sixth time (i.e., on every sixth meal/time)
षष्ठकालोपवासेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootषष्ठकालोपवास
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
मासम्a month
मासम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमास
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
उष्यhaving dwelt (having stayed)
उष्य:
TypeVerb
Rootवस्
Formल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)
महालयेin the great abode (in a great sanctuary/place)
महालये:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootमहालय
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
Speaker
घुलस्त्य उवाच
Characters & Entities
G
Ghūlastya (speaker)M
mahālaya (great abode/temple)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights tapas (austerity) as a dharmic discipline: regulated fasting and controlled living in a sacred place are presented as means of cultivating restraint, endurance, and moral seriousness.
The speaker, Ghūlastya, describes a specific vow-like practice—fasting according to a sixth-time/mealtime cycle—and states that he maintained this regimen for a month while residing in a ‘great abode,’ implying a sacred or revered setting.