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Shloka 152

उद्योगपर्व — अध्याय १५१: कृष्णस्य कौरव-अवज्ञा-निर्णयः तथा पाण्डव-योगाज्ञा

Krishna on the Kauravas’ Rejection of Counsel; Pandava Readiness Ordered

Devanagari script

इति श्रीमहाभारते उद्योगपर्वणि सैन्यनिर्याणपर्वणि शिबिरादिनिर्माणे द्विपज्चाशदधिकशततमो<्ध्याय:

Transliteration

iti śrīmahābhārate udyogaparvaṇi sainyaniryāṇaparvaṇi śibirādinirmāṇe dvipañcāśad-adhika-śatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

ഇങ്ങനെ ശ്രീമഹാഭാരതത്തിലെ ഉദ്യോഗപർവത്തിൽ, സൈന്യനിര്യാണപർവാന്തർഗതമായ ശിബിരനിർമ്മാണ-ക്രമീകരണപ്രസംഗത്തിൽ നൂറ്റി അമ്പത്തിരണ്ടാം അധ്യായം സമാപിക്കുന്നു।

Word by Word

इतिthus; end-quote marker

श्रीमहाभारतेin the revered Mahabharata

उद्योगपर्वणिin the Udyoga-parvan

सैन्यनिर्याणपर्वणिin the (sub-)parvan called 'Departure of the Army'

शिबिरादिनिर्माणेin the construction of the camp and related (arrangements)

द्विपञ्चाशदधिकशततमःthe one hundred and fifty-second (chapter)

अध्यायःchapter

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Śrī Mahābhārata

Udyoga Parva

Sainyaniryāṇa Parva

Śibira (military camp)

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?

This line is a colophon marking the close of a chapter and situating it within the epic’s structure. Indirectly, it highlights the ethical weight of war through emphasis on preparation and organization—reminding the reader that conflict is preceded by deliberate human planning and responsibility.

What is happening in the narrative?

The text signals the end of the chapter dealing with preparations for departure and the establishment/arrangement of the military camp within the Udyoga Parva.