Shloka 143

Devanagari script

इति श्रीमहाभारते उद्योगपर्वणि भगवद्यानपर्वणि कर्णोपनिवादे कृष्णकर्णसंवादे त्रिचत्वारिंशदधिकशततमो< ध्याय:,इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत उद्योगपर्वके अन्तर्गत भगवद्यानपर्वमें कर्णके द्वारा अपने अभिप्राय निवेदनके प्रसंगर्में भगवद्‌्वाक्यविषयक एक सौ तैंतालीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti śrīmahābhārate udyogaparvaṇi bhagavadyānaparvaṇi karṇopanivāde kṛṣṇakarṇasaṃvāde tricatuvāriṃśad-adhika-śatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ |

Translation

Sañjaya said: Thus, in the Mahābhārata, within the Udyoga Parva—specifically in the section on the Lord’s peace-mission—during Karna’s statement of his intention, in the dialogue between Kṛṣṇa and Karna, the one hundred and forty-third chapter is concluded.

Word by Word

• [{'term': 'iti', 'definition': 'thus

• in this manner (marks conclusion)'}, {'term': 'śrīmahābhārate', 'definition': 'in the revered Mahābhārata'}, {'term': 'udyogaparvaṇi', 'definition': 'in the Udyoga Parva (Book of Effort/Preparations)'}, {'term': 'bhagavadyānaparvaṇi', 'definition': 'in the Bhagavad-yāna section (the Lord’s journey/peace mission)'}, {'term': 'karṇopanivāde', 'definition': 'in Karṇa’s submission/statement of intention (nivāda = declaration/representation of one’s view)'}, {'term': 'kṛṣṇakarṇasaṃvāde', 'definition': 'in the dialogue between Kṛṣṇa and Karṇa'}, {'term': 'tricatuvāriṃśad-adhika-śatatamaḥ', 'definition': 'the 143rd (100 + 40 + 3)'}, {'term': 'adhyāyaḥ', 'definition': 'chapter'}]

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Śrī Mahābhārata
• Udyoga Parva
• Bhagavad-yāna Parva
• Kṛṣṇa
• Karṇa

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even in a setting moving toward war, dharma is pursued through counsel and diplomacy: Kṛṣṇa’s mission represents ethical persuasion and the attempt to prevent destruction, while Karṇa’s declared stance highlights the moral tension between loyalty, gratitude, and righteousness.

What is happening in the narrative?

This is a concluding colophon: Sañjaya signals the end of the chapter situated in the Bhagavad-yāna (Kṛṣṇa’s journey) portion of Udyoga Parva, specifically the episode where Karṇa presents his position in the Kṛṣṇa–Karṇa dialogue.