Shloka 87

कृष्ण-दूतविषये दुर्योधनस्य बन्धन-प्रस्तावः — Duryodhana’s Proposal to Detain Krishna

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Devanagari script

इति श्रीमहाभारते उद्योगपर्वणि भगवद्यानपर्वणि विदुरवाक्ये सप्ताशीतितमो< ध्याय:,इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत उद्योगपर्वके अन्तर्गत भगवद्यानपर्वमें विदुरवाक्यविषयक सतासीवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti śrīmahābhārate udyogaparvaṇi bhagavadyānaparvaṇi viduravākye saptāśītitamo 'dhyāyaḥ |

Translation

Thus, in the Śrī Mahābhārata, within the Udyoga Parva—specifically the section on the Lord’s embassy—ends the eighty-seventh chapter, centered on Vidura’s counsel. The colophon marks the close of Vidura’s dharma-grounded instruction, offered as prudent guidance to avert conflict.

Word by Word

• iti: thus; so (end-quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti

• śrī-mahābhārate: in the Śrī Mahābhārata
• śrī-mahābhārate: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahābhārata
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• udyoga-parvaṇi: in the Udyoga-parvan (Book of Effort)
• udyoga-parvaṇi: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: udyoga-parvan
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• bhagavat-yāna-parvaṇi: in the Bhagavad-yāna-parvan (section on the Lord's mission/journey)
• bhagavat-yāna-parvaṇi: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavad-yāna-parvan
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• vidura-vākye: in (the section called) 'Vidura's speech/words'
• vidura-vākye: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidura-vākya
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• sapta-aśītitamaḥ: eighty-seventh
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sapta-aśīti-tama
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• adhyāyaḥ: chapter
• adhyāyaḥ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: adhyāya
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

विदुर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Mahābhārata
• Udyoga Parva
• Bhagavad-yāna Parva
• Vidura