Shloka 31

Devanagari script

इति श्रीमहा भारते उद्योगपर्वणि सञ्जययानपर्वणि युधिष्ठिरसंदेशे एकत्रिंशो 5ध्याय:

Transliteration

iti śrīmahābhārate udyogaparvaṇi sañjayayānaparvaṇi yudhiṣṭhirasandeśe ekatriṃśo 'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

Thus, in the revered Mahābhārata, within the Udyoga Parva—specifically the section concerning Sañjaya’s journey—this concludes the message of Yudhiṣṭhira, marking the end of the thirty-first chapter.

Word by Word

इतिthus; end-quote marker

श्रीsplendor; auspiciousness (honorific)

महाभारतेin the Mahābhārata

उद्योगपर्वणिin the Udyoga-parvan

सञ्जययानपर्वणिin the Sañjaya-yāna section (sub-parvan)

युधिष्ठिरसंदेशेin (the section called) Yudhiṣṭhira's message

एकत्रिंशःthirty-first

अध्यायःchapter

Speaker

युधिछिर उवाच

Characters & Entities

Mahābhārata

Udyoga Parva

Sañjaya

Yudhiṣṭhira

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 line functions as a colophon rather than a doctrinal verse: it frames the ethical and political discourse as part of Yudhiṣṭhira’s message within the larger effort toward peace and rightful conduct (dharma) before war.

What is happening in the narrative?

The text signals the close of a chapter in the Udyoga Parva, identifying the sub-section as Sañjaya’s journey and noting that the chapter completes the portion labeled as Yudhiṣṭhira’s message.