Shloka 130

उद्योगपर्व (अध्याय १२९) — केशवस्य वैभवप्रदर्शनम् / Krishna’s Theophanic Display in the Kuru Assembly

Devanagari script

इति श्रीमहाभारते उद्योगपर्वणि भगवद्यानपर्वणि विदुरवाक्ये त्रिंशयवधिकशततमो<ध्याय:

Transliteration

iti śrīmahābhārate udyogaparvaṇi bhagavadyānaparvaṇi viduravākye triṃśayavadhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

Demikianlah, dalam Śrī Mahābhārata pada Udyoga Parva—di bagian Bhagad-yāna (misi diplomatik Sang Bhagavān)—berakhirlah bab ke-130 yang dikenal sebagai “Ucapan Vidura.”

Word by Word

इतिthus; end-quote marker

श्रीमहाभारतेin the Śrī-Mahābhārata

उद्योगपर्वणिin the Udyoga-parvan

भगवद्यानपर्वणिin the Bhagavad-yāna-parvan

विदुरवाक्येin Vidura's discourse/words

त्रिंशयवधिकशततमःthe one-hundred-and-thirtieth

अध्यायःchapter

Speaker

विदुर उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vidura

Mahābhārata

Udyoga Parva

Bhagavad-yāna Parva

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 add new instruction but signals that Vidura’s counsel has concluded. Its ethical force lies in framing the preceding discourse as authoritative guidance offered to preserve dharma through wise policy and restraint before conflict escalates.

What is happening in the narrative?

The text marks the end of a chapter in the Udyoga Parva, within the Bhagavad-yāna section, identifying it as ‘Vidura’s Speech.’ This situates Vidura’s admonitions within the broader lead-up to the Kurukṣetra war, amid attempts at negotiation and prevention of war.