Shloka 39

Adhyāya 39: Śiśupāla’s Censure and Bhīma’s Contained Wrath (शिशुपाल-निन्दा तथा भीमक्रोध-निग्रहः)

Devanagari script

इति श्रीमहाभारते सभापर्वणि अर्घाभिहररणपर्वणि राजमन्त्रणे एकोनचत्वारिंशो5ध्याय:

Transliteration

iti śrīmahābhārate sabhāparvaṇi arghābhiharaṇaparvaṇi rājamantreṇa ekonacatvāriṃśo 'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

Ainsi s’achève le trente-neuvième chapitre du Sabha Parva du Śrī Mahābhārata, dans la section concernant l’offrande d’honneur (argha) et la délibération du conseil royal. Ce colophon marque la clôture d’un ensemble où, par consultation solennelle, sont pesées la juste préséance, l’honneur public et l’éthique de la royauté.

Word by Word

इतिthus; end-quote marker

श्रीमहाभारतेin the Śrī-Mahābhārata

सभापर्वणिin the Sabhā-parvan (Book of the Assembly Hall)

अर्घाभिहररणपर्वणिin the sub-section (parvan) on offering/bringing the argha (honorary offering)

राजमन्त्रणेin the royal consultation/council

एकोनचत्वारिंशःthirty-ninth (one less than forty)

अध्यायःchapter

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Śrī Mahābhārata

Sabha Parva

Arghābhiharaṇa-parvan

Rāja-mantra

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?

The colophon frames the chapter’s ethical focus: in royal settings, honor (argha) and precedence are not mere ritual but tests of dharma and political judgment, requiring careful counsel (rāja-mantra) to uphold legitimacy and social order.

What is happening in the narrative?

This is the chapter-ending colophon. It announces that the narrative segment dealing with the presentation of ceremonial honor (argha) and the associated royal deliberation has concluded, marking the end of the thirty-ninth chapter of the Sabha Parva.