Shloka 56

Devanagari script

इति श्रीमहाभारते उद्योगपर्वणि यानसंधिपर्वणि संजयवाक्ये षट्पञ्चाशत्तमो<ध्याय:

Transliteration

iti śrīmahābhārate udyogaparvaṇi yānasandhiparvaṇi sañjayavākye ṣaṭpañcāśattamo 'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

وهكذا، في «شري مهابهاراتا»، ضمن «أوديُوغا پرفا»—في قسم «يانا-سَنْدهي»—تنتهي الحكاية في الفصل السادس والخمسين، على لسان سنجيا.

Word by Word

• इति: thus; end-quote marker
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• श्रीमहाभारते: in the Śrī-Mahābhārata
• श्रीमहाभारते: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीमहाभारत
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• उद्योगपर्वणि: in the Udyoga-parvan
• उद्योगपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: उद्योगपर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• यानसंधिपर्वणि: in the Yāna-sandhi-parvan (section on mission and treaty)
• यानसंधिपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: यानसंधिपर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• संजयवाक्ये: in Sañjaya's speech
• संजयवाक्ये: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: संजयवाक्य
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• षट्पञ्चाशत्तमः: fifty-sixth
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षट्पञ्चाशत्तम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Mahābhārata
• Udyoga Parva
• Yāna-Sandhi Parva

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

This is a colophon (closing formula), not a doctrinal verse; its ethical implication is contextual: the narrative is situated within efforts toward peace (sandhi) and responsible statecraft before war, highlighting that dharma includes sincere attempts at reconciliation and counsel.

What is happening in the narrative?

The text marks the end of a chapter in the Udyoga Parva, within the Yāna–Sandhi section, and attributes the narration to Sañjaya—signaling a transition point in the account of embassies and negotiations preceding the Kurukṣetra war.