Shloka 201

Sundopasundayor Digvijayaḥ — The Conquests of Sunda and Upasunda

Nārada’s Account

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत आदिपर्वके अन्तर्गत विदुरागमन-राज्यलम्भपर्वमें धुतराष्ट्रगनत्रणासम्बन्धी दो सौ पहला अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti prakāraḥ śrīmahābhārata-ādiparva-ke antargata-vidurāgamanarājyalambha-parvaṇi dhṛtarāṣṭra-gaṇatrāṇa-sambandhī dviśata-prathamaḥ adhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ abhavat

Translation

وهكذا تنتهي الفصلُ الحادي بعد المئتين من «الأدي بارفا» من «شري مهابهاراتا»، ضمن قسم «قدوم فيدورا ونيل المملكة»، المتعلّق بحماية دريتاراشترا وصيانته.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति
• Form: true

• प्रकारेण: in this manner / by this way
• प्रकारेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रकार
• Form: masculine, instrumental, singular

• श्री: revered / auspicious (honorific)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री
• Form: feminine, nominative, singular

• महाभारतम्: the Mahabharata
• महाभारतम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाभारत
• Form: neuter, nominative, singular

• आदिपर्वके: in the Adi-parvan (belonging to the Adi Parva)
• आदिपर्वके: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आदिपर्वक
• Form: neuter, locative, singular

• अन्तर्गत: included within
• अन्तर्गत: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्तर्गत
• Form: neuter, locative, singular

• विदुरागमन: Vidura's arrival
• विदुरागमन: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: विदुरागमन
• Form: neuter, locative, singular

• राज्यलम्भ: attainment of the kingdom
• राज्यलम्भ: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्यलम्भ
• Form: neuter, locative, singular

• पर्वणि: in the section/parvan
• पर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वन्
• Form: neuter, locative, singular

• धृतराष्ट्र: of Dhritarashtra
• Type: Noun
• Root: धृतराष्ट्र
• Form: masculine, genitive, singular

• गन्त्रण: going / departure (as a topic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्त्रण
• Form: neuter, genitive, singular

• सम्बन्धी: related to / concerning
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्बन्धिन्
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• द्विशत: two-hundredth
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्विशत्
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• एक: one (i.e., first beyond two hundred)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• पूर्णः: completed
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्ण
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• अभवत्: was / became
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: imperfect (लङ्), 3rd, singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Mahābhārata
• Ādi Parva
• Vidura
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse functions as a colophon, emphasizing orderly transmission of the epic and highlighting themes of rightful governance and protection—key duties of kingship aligned with dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

No new event occurs; the text formally concludes the 201st chapter within the Vidura’s-arrival/attainment-of-kingdom section, noting that the chapter’s focus concerned Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s safeguarding.