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Shloka 2031

Sundopasundayoḥ Tapas–Varadāna–Prasaṅgaḥ

Sunda and Upasunda: Austerities and the Boon

Devanagari script

इति श्रीमहाभारते आदिपर्वणि विदुरागमनराज्यलम्भपर्वणि धृतराष्ट्रमन्त्रणे एकाधिकद्विशततमो<ध्याय:

Transliteration

iti śrīmahābhārate ādiparvaṇi vidurāgamanarājyalambhaparvaṇi dhṛtarāṣṭramantraṇe ekādhikadviśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

So endet im Śrī Mahābhārata, im Ādi Parva, der Abschnitt über Viduras Ankunft und die Erlangung des Reiches—insbesondere die Episode von Dhṛtarāṣṭras Beratung; dies ist das zweihunderterste Kapitel.

Word by Word

इतिthus; end-quote marker

श्रीमहाभारतेin the revered Mahabharata

आदिपर्वणिin the Adi Parva

विदुरागमनराज्यलम्भपर्वणिin the section (parvan) on Vidura's arrival and the obtaining of the kingdom

धृतराष्ट्रमन्त्रणेin the consultation of Dhritarashtra

एकाधिकद्विशततमःtwo-hundred-and-first

अध्यायःchapter

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Mahābhārata

Ādi Parva

Vidura

Dhṛtarāṣṭra

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

As a colophon, the verse does not teach through direct instruction; it frames the ethical setting by highlighting that kingship and political outcomes are discussed alongside counsel (mantraṇa), implying that rule should be guided by deliberation and dharma-informed advice.

What is happening in the narrative?

This line marks the formal close of a chapter in the Ādi Parva, identifying the thematic unit: Vidura’s arrival, the gaining of the kingdom, and Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s consultation—signposting the transition to the next portion of the text.