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Shloka 121

Droṇa–Drupada Saṃvāda and Droṇa’s Reception at the Kuru Court (द्रोण-द्रुपद-संवादः; कुरुनगरप्रवेशः)

Devanagari script

इति श्रीमहाभारते आदिपर्वणि सम्भवपर्वणि कुन्तीपुत्रोत्पत्त्यनुज्ञाने एकविंशत्यधिकशततमो<ध्याय:

Transliteration

iti śrīmahābhārate ādiparvaṇi sambhavaparvaṇi kuntīputrotpatty-anujñāne ekaviṃśaty-adhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

So schließt im Śrī Mahābhārata, innerhalb der Ādi-Parva und insbesondere der Sambhava-Parva, das hundertunderste Kapitel, das von der Erlaubnis zur Zeugung von Kuntīs Söhnen handelt.

Word by Word

इतिthus; so

श्रीमहाभारतेin the revered Mahābhārata

आदिपर्वणिin the Ādi-parvan

सम्भवपर्वणिin the Sambhava-parvan

कुन्तीपुत्रोत्पत्त्यनुज्ञानेin (the section/chapter on) the permission/assent regarding the birth of Kuntī’s sons

एकविंशत्यधिकशततमःthe one-hundred-and-twenty-first

अध्यायःchapter

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Śrī Mahābhārata

Ādi Parva

Sambhava Parva

Kuntī

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?

The colophon highlights that the continuation of lineage—especially royal succession—is framed as a matter of dharma and authorized consent (anujñāna), not merely private impulse; legitimacy and ethical sanction are emphasized in the narrative’s presentation of Kuntī’s motherhood.

What is happening in the narrative?

This is the chapter-ending colophon stating that the section dealing with the permission/authorization connected to the begetting of Kuntī’s sons has concluded, and it identifies the textual location: Mahābhārata → Ādi Parva → Sambhava Parva, chapter 121.