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
ஒவ்வொரு ஆறாவது காலத்திலும் உபவாசம் மேற்கொண்டு, நான் இந்த மகாலயத்தில் ஒரு மாதம் தங்கினேன்.
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.