Shloka 136

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

Devanagari script

कन्यासंवेद्यमासाद्य नियतो नियताशन:

Transliteration

kanyāsaṃvedyam āsādya niyato niyatāśanaḥ

Translation

Đạt đến trạng thái chỉ có thể hiểu được qua lời chứng của thiếu nữ, chàng vẫn tự chế, sống theo kỷ luật và chỉ dùng thực phẩm đã được tiết chế.

Word by Word

• कन्या-संवेद्यम्: that which is to be made known to/communicated to a maiden
• कन्या-संवेद्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्या + संवेद्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• आसाद्य: having reached/approached
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + सद्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund)

• नियतः: disciplined, self-controlled
• नियतः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नियत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• नियत-आशनः: one whose food/diet is regulated
• नियत-आशनः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नियत + आशन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

घुलस्त्य उवाच

Characters & Entities

• kanyā (a maiden)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse foregrounds niyama—disciplined restraint—especially through regulated conduct and diet. Ethical steadiness is shown not by impulse but by deliberate self-governance, even when the situation depends on sensitive personal testimony.

What is happening in the narrative?

The speaker describes someone who has arrived at a matter that must be understood via a maiden’s account, and emphasizes that he remains controlled and observant of discipline, marked by regulated eating—suggesting an ascetic or vow-bound posture within the episode.