Shloka 107

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

Devanagari script

तैर्थिकं भुज्जते यस्तु मणिनागस्थ भारत । दष्टस्याशीविषेणापि न तस्य क्रमते विषम्‌

Transliteration

tairthikaṁ bhujjate yas tu maṇināgastha bhārata | daṣṭasyāśīviṣeṇāpi na tasya kramate viṣam ||

Translation

ఘూలస్త్యుడు పలికెను— హే భారతా! మణినాగుని సన్నిధిలో నివసిస్తూ తీర్థయాత్రికుని పవిత్ర భోజనాన్ని భుజించువాడిని ఘోర విషసర్పము కరిచినను, ఆ విషము అతనిపై ప్రభావం చూపదు.

Word by Word

• तैर्थिकम्: pilgrims' food / food obtained at a tīrtha
• तैर्थिकम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: तैर्थिक
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• भुज्जते: eats / partakes
• भुज्जते: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Ātmanepada

• यः: who
• यः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तु: but / indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• मणिनागस्थः: dwelling at Maṇināga
• मणिनागस्थः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मणिनागस्थ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भारत: O Bhārata
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• दष्टस्य: of one who has been bitten
• दष्टस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दंश्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• आशीविषेण: by a venomous serpent
• आशीविषेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: आशीविष
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• अपि: even / also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• तस्य: for him / of him
• तस्य: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• क्रमते: advances / takes effect
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्रम्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Ātmanepada

• विषम्: poison
• विषम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

Speaker

घुलस्त्य उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Ghūlastya
• Bhārata
• Maṇināga (jewel-bearing Nāga/serpent)
• Āśīviṣa (venomous serpent)
• Viṣa (poison)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse asserts the protective efficacy of tīrtha-associated sanctity: participation in sacred observances (here symbolized by ‘tairthika’ fare) and proximity to a powerful, auspicious presence (the jewel-bearing Nāga) is said to neutralize even grave harm like snake-venom. Ethically, it reinforces confidence in dharmic practices and the safeguarding power attributed to holy disciplines.

What is happening in the narrative?

Ghūlastya addresses a ‘Bhārata’ and describes a remarkable boon: a person who partakes of pilgrim/holy fare while residing with the Maṇināga is immune to the effects of poison, even after being bitten by a deadly serpent. The statement functions as a testimonial of extraordinary protection within the episode’s discussion of tīrthas and their powers.