Shloka 107

Adhyāya 90: Babhruvāhana’s Reception and the Commencement of Yudhiṣṭhira’s Aśvamedha

Devanagari script

इत्युक्तवाक्ये धर्मे तु यानमारुह्ु स द्विज:

Transliteration

ity uktavākye dharme tu yānam āruhuḥ sa dvijaḥ

Translation

جب دھرم نے یوں کہا تو وہ دْوِج اس وِمان پر سوار ہو گیا۔

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• उक्तवाक्ये: when (he/they) had spoken (these) words / after the words were spoken
• उक्तवाक्ये: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उक्तवाक्य
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular

• धर्मे: in/with regard to Dharma (Dharmaraja/Yudhishthira)
• धर्मे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

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

• यानम्: vehicle/chariot
• यानम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: यान
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• आरुह्य: having mounted
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-रुह्
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• द्विजः: the brahmin (twice-born)
• द्विजः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

श्षशुर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Dharma
• Dvija (a Brahmin)
• Yāna (vehicle)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights prompt alignment with Dharma: after righteous instruction is given, the proper response is disciplined action—here symbolized by the dvija mounting the vehicle to proceed as directed.

What is happening in the narrative?

After Dharma finishes speaking, the twice-born man acts on that guidance and mounts a conveyance, marking a transition from counsel to movement and the next event in the episode.