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Shloka 20

अध्याय १: महाप्रस्थानारम्भः

The Commencement of the Great Departure

उत्सृज्याभरणान्यज्राज्जगृहे वल्कलान्युत । भीमार्जुनयमाश्चैव द्रौपदी च यशस्विनी

utsṛjyābharaṇāny ajrāj jagṛhe valkalāny uta | bhīmārjunayamāś caiva draupadī ca yaśasvinī ||

ไวศัมปายนะกล่าวว่า—เมื่อทรงสละเครื่องประดับทั้งปวงแล้ว พระราชาทรงนุ่งห่มวัสตราเปลือกไม้; ภีมะ อรชุน ยมะ (ยุธิษฐิระ) และพระนางเทราปทีผู้มีเกียรติก็ทรงนุ่งห่มเปลือกไม้เช่นเดียวกัน

उत्सृज्यhaving abandoned
उत्सृज्य:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootउत्सृज् (उद्+सृज्)
Formक्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund), कर्तरि
आभरणानिornaments
आभरणानि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootआभरण
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
अग्रात्in front; first
अग्रात्:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअग्रम्
Formअव्यय (स्थान/कालवाचक)
जगृहेtook; accepted
जगृहे:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootग्रह्
Formलिट् (परिपूर्णभूत), परस्मैपद, 3rd, Singular
वल्कलानिbark-garments
वल्कलानि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवल्कल
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
उतand; also
उत:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत
Formनिपात
भीमBhima
भीम:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभीम
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अर्जुनArjuna
अर्जुन:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअर्जुन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
यमाःthe twins (Nakula and Sahadeva)
यमाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootयम
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
Formनिपात
एवindeed; also
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
Formनिपात
द्रौपदीDraupadi
द्रौपदी:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootद्रौपदी
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
Formनिपात
यशस्विनीglorious; renowned
यशस्विनी:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootयशस्विन्
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Y
Yudhiṣṭhira (Yama/Dharma)
B
Bhīma
A
Arjuna
D
Draupadī
O
ornaments (ābharaṇa)
B
bark-garments (valkala)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights the dharmic ideal of renunciation at the close of worldly duties: relinquishing symbols of power and luxury (ornaments) and adopting austere attire (bark-garments) to cultivate detachment and readiness for the final passage.

As the Mahāprasthāna begins, Yudhiṣṭhira and his companions—Bhīma, Arjuna, and Draupadī—discard royal ornaments and take up bark-garments, outwardly marking their transition from rulers to ascetics setting out on their last journey.