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:

Transliteration

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

Translation

इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत के उद्योगपर्व के अन्तर्गत भगवद्यानपर्व में, कर्ण के अभिप्राय-निवेदन के प्रसंग में, कृष्ण-कर्ण संवाद का एक सौ तैंतालीसवाँ अध्याय समाप्त हुआ।

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.