Shloka 38

भीमसेनस्य वेगाभिपातः—विशोकसारथिसंवादश्च

Bhīma’s surge and dialogue with charioteer Viśoka

Devanagari script

अपयाते ततस्तस्मिन्‌ धर्मपुत्रे युधिष्ठिरे

Transliteration

apayāte tatastasmīn dharmaputre yudhiṣṭhire

Translation

随后，当法之子坚战（Yudhiṣṭhira）离开那处之后，诸般事态便在他不在场时继续推进。

Word by Word

• अपयाते: had departed / went away
• Type: Verb
• Root: अप-या (धातु √या)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथम, एकवचन

• ततः: then; thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• तस्मिन्: in/when that (one/event)
• तस्मिन्: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• धर्मपुत्रे: in/when the son of Dharma
• धर्मपुत्रे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्मपुत्र
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• युधिष्ठिरे: in/when Yudhiṣṭhira
• युधिष्ठिरे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

Speaker

(युधिष्टिर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Dharma (as Yudhiṣṭhira’s divine father, via epithet)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

By calling Yudhiṣṭhira “Dharmaputra,” the text foregrounds the ethical identity of the king: even in a war narrative, actions and transitions are framed through dharma, reminding the reader that leadership and conduct remain morally accountable.

What is happening in the narrative?

The verse functions as a connective line: it notes that Yudhiṣṭhira has departed, signaling a transition to subsequent events that occur after (or in consequence of) his leaving.