Shloka 192

Drupada’s Alarm and Inquiry Regarding Śikhaṇḍinī (द्रुपदस्य भय-विमर्शः)

Devanagari script

इति श्रीमहाभारते उद्योगपर्वणि अम्बोपाख्यानपर्वणि शिखण्डिपुंस्त्वप्राप्तौ द्विनवत्यधिकशततमो< ध्याय:,इस प्रकार श्रीमह्ाभारत उद्योगपर्वके अन्तर्गत अम्बोपाख्यानपर्वरमें शिखण्डीको पुरुषत्व- प्राप्तिविषयक एक सौ बानबेवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti śrīmahābhārate udyogaparvaṇi ambopākhyānaparvaṇi śikhaṇḍi-puṃstva-prāptau dvinavaty-adhika-śatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ |

Translation

Thus, in the Śrī Mahābhārata, within the Udyoga Parva, in the section known as the Amba-Upākhyāna, the one hundred and ninety-second chapter—concerning Śikhaṇḍī’s attainment of manhood—comes to an end.

Word by Word

इतिthus; so

श्रीमहाभारतेin the (holy) Mahābhārata

उद्योगपर्वणिin the Udyoga-parvan

अम्बोपाख्यानपर्वणिin the Amba-upākhyāna section

शिखण्डिपुंस्त्वप्राप्तौin (the topic of) Śikhaṇḍin’s attainment of manhood

द्विनवत्यधिकशततमःthe one hundred and ninety-second

अध्यायःchapter

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Mahābhārata

Udyoga Parva

Amba-Upākhyāna

Śikhaṇḍī

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?

This closing colophon signals the completion of the Śikhaṇḍī episode, highlighting the Mahābhārata’s ethical logic: unresolved wrongs and vows (especially those tied to honor and justice) mature over time into consequences that shape history, including the conditions that lead to war.

What is happening in the narrative?

The text is not a spoken verse but a chapter-ending colophon. It states that, within Udyoga Parva’s Amba-related sub-narrative, the chapter dealing with Śikhaṇḍī’s attainment of manhood has concluded.