Shloka 69

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

Devanagari script

विमलाशोकमासाद्य ब्रह्म॒चारी समाहित:

Transliteration

vimalāśokam āsādya brahmacārī samāhitaḥ

Translation

ವಿಮಲಾಶೋಕ—ಮಲಿನರಹಿತ, ಶೋಕವಿಲ್ಲದ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ/ತೀರ್ಥ—ವನ್ನು ತಲುಪಿ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಚಾರಿ ಸಮಾಹಿತಚಿತ್ತನಾಗಿ ಸ್ಥಿರನಾಗುತ್ತಾನೆ.

Word by Word

• विमलाशोकम्: Vimalaśoka (proper name; the pure/griefless one)
• विमलाशोकम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: विमलाशोक
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

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

• ब्रह्मचारी: the brahmacārin (celibate student/ascetic)
• ब्रह्मचारी: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मचारिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• समाहितः: composed, collected (in mind)
• समाहितः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समाहित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

घुलस्त्य उवाच

Characters & Entities

• brahmacārī

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse presents an ethical-spiritual ideal: through brahmacarya (disciplined continence, study, and restraint) and samādhāna (mental collectedness), one attains a purified, griefless state—suggesting that inner steadiness and moral discipline are prerequisites for higher insight and righteous action.

What is happening in the narrative?

The speaker describes a brahmacārin who has attained a serene, sorrow-free purity and is established in concentration. It functions as a characterization of the ascetic’s attained condition, emphasizing composure and spiritual readiness.