Shloka 159

Ulūka’s Provocative Envoy-Speech in the Pāṇḍava Camp

Ulūka-dūta-vākya

Devanagari script

इति श्रीमहाभारते उद्योगपर्वणि सैन्यनिर्याणपर्वणि संजयवाक्ये एकोनषष्ट्यधिकशततमो<ध्याय:

Transliteration

iti śrīmahābhārate udyogaparvaṇi sainyaniryāṇaparvaṇi sañjayavākye ekonaṣaṣṭyadhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

Thus, in the revered Mahābhārata, within the Udyoga Parva—specifically the section on the marching forth of the armies—ends the one-hundred-and-fifty-ninth chapter, consisting of Sañjaya’s narration. The colophon marks the close of a narrative unit, underscoring the formal transition as the conflict moves from counsel and preparation toward open war.

Word by Word

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

• श्रीमहाभारते: in the revered Mahabharata
• श्रीमहाभारते: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीमहाभारत
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

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

• सैन्यनिर्याणपर्वणि: in the (sub-)parvan called 'Departure of the Army'
• सैन्यनिर्याणपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सैन्यनिर्याणपर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• संजयवाक्ये: in the speech of Sañjaya
• संजयवाक्ये: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: संजयवाक्य
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• एकोनषष्ट्यधिकशततमः: the 159th
• एकोनषष्ट्यधिकशततमः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एकोनषष्ट्यधिकशततम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Mahābhārata
• Udyoga Parva
• Sainyaniryāṇa Parva