Shloka 192

Drupada’s Alarm and Inquiry Regarding Śikhaṇḍinī (द्रुपदस्य भय-विमर्शः)

Devanagari script

इति श्रीमहाभारते उद्योगपर्वणि अम्बोपाख्यानपर्वणि शिखण्डिपुंस्त्वप्राप्तौ द्विनवत्यधिकशततमो< ध्याय:

Transliteration

iti śrīmahābhārate udyogaparvaṇi ambopākhyānaparvaṇi śikhaṇḍi-puṃstva-prāptau dvinavaty-adhika-śatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ |

Translation

Demikianlah, dalam Śrī Mahābhārata, pada Udyoga Parva, di bagian Amba-Upākhyāna, berakhirlah bab ke-192—tentang diperolehnya kelelakian oleh Śikhaṇḍī.

Word by Word

• इति: thus; so
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• श्रीमहाभारते: in the (holy) Mahābhārata
• श्रीमहाभारते: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीमहाभारत
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• उद्योगपर्वणि: in the Udyoga-parvan
• उद्योगपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: उद्योगपर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• अम्बोपाख्यानपर्वणि: in the Amba-upākhyāna section
• अम्बोपाख्यानपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अम्बोपाख्यानपर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• शिखण्डिपुंस्त्वप्राप्तौ: in (the topic of) Śikhaṇḍin’s attainment of manhood
• शिखण्डिपुंस्त्वप्राप्तौ: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिखण्डि-पुंस्त्व-प्राप्ति
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• द्विनवत्यधिकशततमः: the one hundred and ninety-second
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वि-नवति-अधिक-शत-तम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Mahābhārata
• Udyoga Parva
• Amba-Upākhyāna
• Śikhaṇḍī

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

This closing colophon signals the completion of the Śikhaṇḍī episode, highlighting the Mahābhārata’s ethical logic: unresolved wrongs and vows (especially those tied to honor and justice) mature over time into consequences that shape history, including the conditions that lead to war.

What is happening in the narrative?

The text is not a spoken verse but a chapter-ending colophon. It states that, within Udyoga Parva’s Amba-related sub-narrative, the chapter dealing with Śikhaṇḍī’s attainment of manhood has concluded.