Shloka 96

Devanagari script

इति श्रीमहाभारते उद्योगपर्वणि भगवद्यानपर्वणि दम्भोद्धवोपाख्याने षण्णवतितमो<ध्याय:

Transliteration

iti śrīmahābhārate udyogaparvaṇi bhagavadyānaparvaṇi dambhoddhavopākhyāne ṣaṇṇavatitamo 'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

Thus, in the Śrī Mahābhārata, within the Udyoga Parva—specifically in the section concerning the Lord’s mission as an envoy—ends the ninety-sixth chapter, in the episode known as the Dambha–Uddhava narrative.

Word by Word

इतिthus; end-quote marker

श्रीमहाभारतेin the Śrī-Mahābhārata

उद्योगपर्वणिin the Udyoga-parvan

भगवद्यानपर्वणिin the Bhagavad-yāna-parvan

दम्भोद्धवोपाख्यानेin the episode called 'Dambhodbhava'

षण्णवतितमःninety-sixth

अध्यायःchapter

Speaker

राम उवाच

Characters & Entities

Mahābhārata

Udyoga Parva

Bhagavad-yāna Parva

Dambha

Uddhava

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 is a colophon rather than a doctrinal verse: its function is to close the chapter and locate the preceding material within the Mahābhārata’s ethical frame—preparations for war, the role of righteous diplomacy, and the scrutiny of conduct (dharma) through illustrative sub-narratives.

What is happening in the narrative?

The text signals the conclusion of the ninety-sixth chapter within the Bhagavad-yāna section of the Udyoga Parva, specifically ending the Dambha–Uddhava subsidiary tale; it is an editorial/narrative marker rather than spoken dialogue content.