Shloka 139

Ādi-parva Adhyāya 141: Bhīma–Hiḍimba Confrontation and Protective Discourse

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत आदिपव॑के अन्तर्गत सम्भवपर्वमें काणिकवाक्यविषयक एक यौ उनन्‍्तालीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti prakāraṃ śrīmahābhārata-ādiparvaṇi antargata-sambhava-parvaṇi kāṇika-vākya-viṣayaka eka-yūna-catvāriṃśattamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ

Translation

So endet das neunundvierzigste Kapitel (eins weniger als fünfzig) des Sambhava-Parva innerhalb des Ādi-Parva der Śrī Mahābhārata, das Kāṇikas Rat zum Gegenstand hat.

Word by Word

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

• प्रकारम्: manner; way
• प्रकारम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रकार
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• श्रीमहाभारतम्: the revered Mahabharata
• श्रीमहाभारतम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाभारत
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• आदिपर्वके: in the Adi-parvan section
• आदिपर्वके: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आदिपर्वक
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• अन्तर्गत: included; contained
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्तर्गत
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• सम्भवपर्वणि: in the Sambhava-parvan
• सम्भवपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम्भवपर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• काणिकवाक्यविषयक: concerning the topic of Kanika's speech
• Type: Adjective
• Root: काणिकवाक्यविषयक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• एकः: one
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• यः: which; who
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• नवत्रिंशत्तमः: thirty-ninth
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नवत्रिंशत्तम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• पूर्णः: completed; finished
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अभवत्: was; became
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Mahābhārata
• Ādi Parva
• Sambhava Parva
• Kāṇika

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

This is a colophon-style closing that highlights the importance of counsel (vākya) and deliberation as ethical forces in political life; it frames the narrative as shaped not only by deeds but also by advice and intention.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator signals the completion of a chapter in the Sambhava Parva within the Ādi Parva, specifically one centered on Kāṇika’s counsel, and prepares the reader for the next segment of the origin-story and its political developments.