Shloka 47

Devanagari script

इति श्रीमहाभारते उद्योगपर्वणि यानसंधिपर्वणि संजयप्रत्यागमने सप्तचत्वारिंशो5ध्याय:

Transliteration

iti śrīmahābhārate udyogaparvaṇi yānasaṃdhiparvaṇi sañjayapratyāgamane saptacatvāriṃśo 'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

આ રીતે શ્રીમહાભારતના ઉદ્યોગપર્વના યાનસંધિપર્વમાં સંજયના પ્રત્યાગમન વિષયક સત્તેચાળીસમો અધ્યાય સમાપ્ત થયો।

Word by Word

इतिthus; end-quote marker

श्रीin the revered/auspicious (work)

महाभारतेin the Mahabharata

उद्योगपर्वणिin the Udyoga-parvan

यानसंधिपर्वणिin the Yāna-sandhi-parvan (section on mission/negotiation)

संजयof Sañjaya

प्रत्यागमनेin the return (episode)

सप्तचत्वारिंशःforty-seventh

अध्यायःchapter

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Śrī Mahābhārata

Udyoga Parva

Yāna-saṃdhi Parva (section)

Sañjaya

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 does not teach through direct instruction; it frames the ethical atmosphere of the Udyoga Parva: decisions made through counsel, negotiation, and truthful reporting shape the fate of kingdoms. It underscores that speech and diplomacy are themselves arenas of dharma, preceding and influencing the resort to war.

What is happening in the narrative?

The text is marking the close of a chapter describing Sañjaya’s return within the negotiation-focused subsection of the Udyoga Parva. It functions as an editorial boundary, indicating that one episode of diplomatic exchange has concluded and the narrative is moving onward.