Shloka 124

Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 123 — Bhīṣma–Droṇa–Vidura Upadeśa to Duryodhana

Keśava-vākya aftermath

Devanagari script

इति श्रीमहाभारते उद्योगपर्वणि भगवद्यानपर्वणि भगवद्धाक्ये चतुर्विशत्यधिकशततमो<ध्याय:

Transliteration

iti śrīmahābhārate udyogaparvaṇi bhagavadyānaparvaṇi bhagavaddhākye caturviśatyadhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

وهكذا، في «شري مهابهاراتا»، ضمن «أُديُوغا بارفا»، في القسم المتعلق برسالة الرب (Bhagavad-yāna Parva)، في خطاب الرب المبارك، تنتهي الفصول عند الفصل الرابع والعشرين بعد المئة. وهذا الخاتمة تُؤطِّر ما سبق بوصفه روايةً مقدسةً مثقلةً بالمعنى الأخلاقي: مشورةً إلهيةً ومسعىً دبلوماسيًا على شفا الحرب.

Word by Word

इतिthus; end-quote marker

श्रीमहाभारतेin the (holy) Mahabharata

उद्योगपर्वणिin the Udyoga-parvan

भगवद्यानपर्वणिin the Bhagavad-yana sub-parvan

भगवद्वाक्येin the Bhagavat's discourse/section

चतुर्विशत्यधिकशततमःthe one hundred twenty-fourth

अध्यायःchapter

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Śrī Mahābhārata

Udyoga Parva

Bhagavad-yāna Parva

Bhagavān (the Blessed Lord)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

As a colophon, the verse does not add new doctrine; it signals that the preceding chapter is to be read as part of a sacred narrative emphasizing dharma-guided counsel and the ethical weight of attempts at peace before inevitable conflict.

What is happening in the narrative?

This is the formal closing line marking the end of a chapter within the Udyoga Parva, specifically within the Bhagavad-yāna section, identifying the material as connected to the Lord’s mission and discourse in the lead-up to the Kurukṣetra war.