Shloka 10
युधिष्ठिरस्य अर्जुनप्रेषण-युक्तिवर्णनम् | Yudhiṣṭhira’s Rationale for Sending Arjuna and Request to Dhaumya
Devanagari script
सुगन्धां शतकुम्भां च पठचयज्ञां च भारत
Transliteration
sugandhāṁ śatakumbhāṁ ca paṭhacayajñāṁ ca bhārata
Translation
婆罗多啊，（他又提及）芬芳的供献与百只金器，并及诵读与施行祭仪之事——使人感到礼制端严之气象，以及对正确、吉祥遵行所赋予的伦理分量。
Word by Word
सुगन्धाम्fragrant (one)
सुगन्धाम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसुगन्धा
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
शतकुम्भाम्a (golden) jar/pitcher (lit. ‘hundred-jug’)
शतकुम्भाम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootशतकुम्भा
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
पठचयज्ञाम्a (named) sacrifice/rite ‘Paṭhaca-yajñā’ (proper name/epithet)
पठचयज्ञाम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपठचयज्ञा
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
भारतO Bhārata (descendant of Bharata)
भारत:
TypeNoun
Rootभारत
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
घुलस्त्य उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhārataŚ
śatakumbha (hundred vessels)Y
yajña (sacrifice/rite)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds the ethical and dharmic importance of auspicious, correctly performed ritual action—fragrance, proper vessels, and Vedic recitation symbolize purity, order, and reverence in sacred duties.
The speaker addresses ‘Bhārata’ while listing ritual elements—fragrant items, a hundred vessels, and sacrificial recitation—suggesting a description or prescription of a yajña context within the ongoing discourse of Vana Parva.