Shloka 146

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

Devanagari script

अग्निधारां समासाद्य त्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुताम्‌

Transliteration

agnidhārāṁ samāsādya triṣu lokeṣu viśrutām

Translation

既至阿耆尼陀罗（Agnidhārā）——名闻三界——说者指示一处神圣而广受颂扬之地，意在表明：趋近如此著名的圣渡处（tīrtha），本身即是功德，是通向正行与净化之门。

Word by Word

• अग्निधाराम्: Agni-dhārā (a stream/line of fire; name of a river/stream)
• अग्निधाराम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्निधारा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• समासाद्य: having approached/reached
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-√सद्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund), Non-finite

• त्रिषु: in the three
• त्रिषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि
• Form: All (agreeing), Locative, Plural

• लोकेषु: worlds
• लोकेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Plural

• विश्रुताम्: renowned/famed
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-√श्रु
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Feminine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

घुलस्त्य उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Agnidhārā

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the dharmic value of seeking out and approaching renowned tīrthas: contact with sacred places—celebrated across the 'three worlds'—is presented as a means of purification and moral uplift, encouraging reverence, restraint, and righteous living.

What is happening in the narrative?

The speaker narrates arrival at a famed sacred site called Agnidhārā, emphasizing its widespread renown; this functions as a transition in the pilgrimage narrative, marking a significant stop whose sanctity frames the actions and reflections that follow.