Shloka 32

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

Devanagari script

।। अथ ष७्े गते काले यवप्रस्थमुपार्जयन्‌

Transliteration

atha ṣaṣṭhe gate kāle yavaprastham upārjayan

Translation

随后，当第六段时日过去，他便着手获取“yavaprastha”——谷粮与口粮之备，按时令筹措所需，以务实的远虑作准备。

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• षष्ठे: in the sixth
• षष्ठे: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षष्ठ
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular

• गते: having passed/elapsed
• गते: Adhikarana
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular

• काले: at (the) time
• काले: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• यवप्रस्थम्: a yavaprastha (a measure of grain)
• यवप्रस्थम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: यवप्रस्थ
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• उपार्जयन्: they acquired/earned
• उपार्जयन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-आर्ज्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Plural

Speaker

नकुल उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nakula

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights timely, responsible preparation—acquiring necessary provisions when the proper time arrives—reflecting a dharmic ethic of foresight and orderly conduct rather than negligence or excess.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nakula states that after a specified span of time had elapsed (the sixth period), the person in question began procuring yavaprastha—food-grain supplies—indicating practical arrangements being made as events progress.