Shloka 3
युधिष्ठिरस्य अर्जुनप्रेषण-युक्तिवर्णनम् | Yudhiṣṭhira’s Rationale for Sending Arjuna and Request to Dhaumya
Devanagari script
ततो गच्छेत राजेन्द्र ज्ञानपावनमुत्तमम्
Transliteration
tato gacchet rājendra jñānapāvanam uttamam
Translation
அதன்பின், அரசர்களில் சிறந்தவனே! ஞானமெனும் உத்தமப் பாவனத்திடம் செல்ல வேண்டும்.
Word by Word
ततःthen, thereafter
ततः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् अव्ययम्)
गच्छेत्should go
गच्छेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootगम् (गच्छ्)
FormVidhi-linga, optative, 3rd, singular, Parasmaipada
राजेन्द्रO king of kings
राजेन्द्र:
TypeNoun
Rootराजेन्द्र (राजन् + इन्द्र)
Formmasculine, vocative, singular
ज्ञानपावनम्purifying through knowledge / knowledge-purifying
ज्ञानपावनम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootज्ञानपावन (ज्ञान + पावन)
Formneuter, accusative, singular
उत्तमम्excellent, best
उत्तमम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootउत्तम
Formneuter, accusative, singular
Speaker
घुलस्त्य उवाच
Characters & Entities
R
rājendra (addressed king)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse advises that the highest purification is attained through true knowledge; ethical clarity and inner cleansing come from understanding rather than mere external acts.
A speaker addresses a king respectfully and gives counsel: after the preceding step or context, the king (or a seeker under royal address) should turn toward the supreme, purifying knowledge as the next course of action.