Shloka 143

Udyoga Parva 142: Vidura’s warning to Kuntī and Kuntī’s resolve to meet Karṇa

Gaṅgātīra encounter begins

Devanagari script

इति श्रीमहाभारते उद्योगपर्वणि भगवद्यानपर्वणि कर्णोपनिवादे कृष्णकर्णसंवादे त्रिचत्वारिंशदधिकशततमो< ध्याय:,इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत उद्योगपर्वके अन्तर्गत भगवद्यानपर्वमें कर्णके द्वारा अपने अभिप्राय निवेदनके प्रसंगर्में भगवद्‌्वाक्यविषयक एक सौ तैंतालीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti śrīmahābhārate udyogaparvaṇi bhagavadyānaparvaṇi karṇopanivāde kṛṣṇakarṇasaṃvāde tricatuvāriṃśad-adhika-śatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ |

Translation

Dijo Sañjaya: Así, en el Mahābhārata, dentro del Udyoga Parva—en la sección de la misión de paz del Señor—en el episodio en que Karna expone su intención, en el diálogo entre Krishna y Karna, concluye el capítulo ciento cuarenta y tres.

Word by Word

• [{'term': 'iti', 'definition': 'thus

• in this manner (marks conclusion)'}, {'term': 'śrīmahābhārate', 'definition': 'in the revered Mahābhārata'}, {'term': 'udyogaparvaṇi', 'definition': 'in the Udyoga Parva (Book of Effort/Preparations)'}, {'term': 'bhagavadyānaparvaṇi', 'definition': 'in the Bhagavad-yāna section (the Lord’s journey/peace mission)'}, {'term': 'karṇopanivāde', 'definition': 'in Karṇa’s submission/statement of intention (nivāda = declaration/representation of one’s view)'}, {'term': 'kṛṣṇakarṇasaṃvāde', 'definition': 'in the dialogue between Kṛṣṇa and Karṇa'}, {'term': 'tricatuvāriṃśad-adhika-śatatamaḥ', 'definition': 'the 143rd (100 + 40 + 3)'}, {'term': 'adhyāyaḥ', 'definition': 'chapter'}]

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Śrī Mahābhārata
• Udyoga Parva
• Bhagavad-yāna Parva
• Kṛṣṇa
• Karṇa

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even in a setting moving toward war, dharma is pursued through counsel and diplomacy: Kṛṣṇa’s mission represents ethical persuasion and the attempt to prevent destruction, while Karṇa’s declared stance highlights the moral tension between loyalty, gratitude, and righteousness.

What is happening in the narrative?

This is a concluding colophon: Sañjaya signals the end of the chapter situated in the Bhagavad-yāna (Kṛṣṇa’s journey) portion of Udyoga Parva, specifically the episode where Karṇa presents his position in the Kṛṣṇa–Karṇa dialogue.