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Shloka 235

दुर्योधनस्य हास्तिनपुरप्रवेशः

Duryodhana’s Return toward Hastinapura; Karṇa’s Consolation

Devanagari script

इति श्रीमहाभारते वनपर्वणि द्रौपदीसत्यभामासंवादपर्वणि कृष्णगमने पज्चत्रिंशदधिकद्विशततमो<ध्याय:

Transliteration

iti śrīmahābhārate vanaparvaṇi draupadī-satyabhāmā-saṃvāda-parvaṇi kṛṣṇa-gamane pañcatriṃśad-adhika-dviśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

Así concluye, en el Śrī Mahābhārata, dentro del Vana Parva, la sección titulada “El diálogo de Draupadī y Satyabhāmā”, el capítulo relativo a la partida de Kṛṣṇa—Capítulo 235. Este colofón final enmarca el episodio como una conversación de enseñanza moral entre dos mujeres ejemplares, y señala el tránsito del relato cuando Kṛṣṇa se marcha, devolviendo la narración del consejo y la reflexión al curso de la acción.

Word by Word

इतिthus; end-quote marker

श्रीमहाभारतेin the revered Mahabharata

वनपर्वणिin the Vana Parva (Forest Book)

द्रौपदीसत्यभामासंवादपर्वणिin the section on the dialogue of Draupadi and Satyabhama

कृष्णगमनेin (the topic of) Krishna's departure/going

पञ्चत्रिंशत्thirty-five

अधिकadditional; over and above

द्विशततमःtwo-hundredth

अध्यायःchapter

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Mahābhārata

Vana Parva

Draupadī

Satyabhāmā

Kṛṣṇa

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

As a colophon, the verse itself teaches by framing the preceding episode as a purposeful saṃvāda (dialogue) meant to guide conduct—especially the ethical and dharmic dimensions of household life, marital duty, and self-discipline—before the story moves on with Kṛṣṇa’s departure.

What is happening in the narrative?

The text is concluding the chapter/episode: it identifies the book (Vana Parva), the sub-episode (Draupadī–Satyabhāmā dialogue), and the immediate narrative marker (Kṛṣṇa’s departure), indicating a transition to the next chapter.