Shloka 41
Sārasvata–Dadhīca Upākhyāna at Sarasvatī Tīrtha
Balarāma’s Pilgrimage Context
Devanagari script
।। आरुहा च गवां लोकं प्रयातो ब्रह्म॒सत्रिणाम्
Transliteration
ārūhā ca gavāṁ lokaṁ prayāto brahmasatriṇām
Translation
ਅਤੇ ਗਊਆਂ ਦੇ ਲੋਕ ਵਿੱਚ ਚੜ੍ਹ ਕੇ ਉਹ ਬ੍ਰਹਮਸਤਰ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲਿਆਂ ਦੇ ਲੋਕ ਵੱਲ ਪ੍ਰਸਥਾਨ ਕਰ ਗਿਆ।
Word by Word
आरुह्यhaving ascended
आरुह्य:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootआ-रुह्
Formल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), कर्तरि
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
गवाम्of cows
गवाम्:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootगो
Formfeminine, genitive, plural
लोकम्world/realm
लोकम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootलोक
Formmasculine, accusative, singular
प्रयातःdeparted/went forth
प्रयातः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-या
Formक्त (past passive participle, used actively), masculine, nominative, singular
ब्रह्मसत्रिणाम्of the performers of a brahma-satra (a long sacrificial session)
ब्रह्मसत्रिणाम्:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मसत्रिन्
Formmasculine, genitive, plural
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
G
gavāṁ loka (world/realm of cattle)B
brahmasatriṇaḥ (Brahma-sacrificers; performers of brahma-satra)Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a traditional Mahābhārata ethic: disciplined adherence to dharma—especially through sustained Vedic rites and meritorious living—is associated with attaining higher realms after death.
Vaiśampāyana states that the person being described has 'ascended' to the gavām-loka and then 'departed' to the domain of the brahma-satrins, indicating a posthumous transition to auspicious worlds linked with ritual merit.