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Shloka 202

Sundopasundayor Digvijayaḥ — The Conquests of Sunda and Upasunda

Nārada’s Account

Devanagari script

इति श्रीमहा भारते आदिपर्वणि विदुरागमनराज्यलम्भपर्वणि भीष्मवाक्ये दयधिकद्वधिशततमो<ध्याय:

Transliteration

iti śrīmahābhārate ādiparvaṇi vidurāgamanarājyalambhaparvaṇi bhīṣmavākye dayādhikadvadhiśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

So endet das zweihundertzweitе Kapitel der Ādi Parva des Śrī Mahābhārata, im Abschnitt „Viduras Ankunft und das Erlangen des Reiches“, in dem Teil, der als „Bhīṣmas Rede“ bekannt ist.

Word by Word

इतिthus; end-quote marker

श्रीin the venerable/auspicious (work)

महाभारतेin the Mahābhārata

आदिपर्वणिin the Ādi-parvan

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

भीष्मवाक्येin Bhīṣma's speech/words

द्वाधिशततमःtwo-hundred-and-twelfth

अध्यायःchapter

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Śrī Mahābhārata

Ādi Parva

Vidura

Bhīṣma

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?

This line is a colophon rather than a didactic verse; its ethical significance lies in framing the chapter as part of Bhīṣma’s authoritative counsel and a narrative unit concerned with rightful governance (rājya) and the moral-political implications of Vidura’s arrival.

What is happening in the narrative?

The text is marking the end of Chapter 202 and identifying its placement: in the Ādi Parva, within the sub-section dealing with Vidura’s arrival and the attainment of the kingdom, presented under the heading of Bhīṣma’s speech.