Shloka 195

Adhyāya 195 — Arjuna’s Capability and Restraint Regarding Divyāstras

Udyoga Parva

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमह्ा भारत उद्योगपर्वके अन्तर्गत अम्बोपाख्यानपर्वमें कौरव-सेनाका युद्धके लिये प्रस्थानविषयक एक सौ पंचानबेवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti prakāraḥ śrīmahābhārata udyogaparvake antargata ambopākhyānaparvaṇi kaurava-senāyā yuddhāya prasthāna-viṣayaka ekaśata-pañcānavatamaḥ adhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ

Translation

So endet das hundertfünfundneunzigste Kapitel der Udyoga-Parva des Śrī Mahābhārata, im Abschnitt Ambopākhyāna, das den Aufbruch des Kaurava-Heeres zum Krieg schildert.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

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

• श्रीमत्: glorious/illustrious
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रीमत्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

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

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

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

• अम्बोपाख्यानपर्वणि: in the Ambopakhyana-parvan
• अम्बोपाख्यानपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अम्बोपाख्यानपर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• कौरवसेनायाः: of the Kaurava army
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौरवसेना
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Singular

• युद्धाय: for battle
• युद्धाय: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: युद्ध
• Form: Neuter, Dative, Singular

• प्रस्थानविषयकः: concerning the departure/march
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रस्थानविषयक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• एकशतपञ्चनवतितमः: one hundred ninety-fifth
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एकशतपञ्चनवतितम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• समाप्तः: completed/ended
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समाप्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• Śrī Mahābhārata
• Udyoga Parva
• Ambopākhyāna (Ambā episode/section)
• Kaurava army
• War (yuddha)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

As a colophon, the verse does not teach through argument but through framing: it signals that deliberation has given way to action, highlighting the ethical weight of choices that culminate in war and the momentum that follows once a collective commits to violence.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator (Vaiśaṃpāyana) announces the completion of Adhyāya 195 in the Udyoga Parva, specifically the portion connected with the Ambā episode, and notes that this chapter concerned the Kaurava army’s departure to wage war.