Shloka 140

कर्ण–कृष्णसंवादः (Karṇa–Kṛṣṇa-saṃvādaḥ) — Karṇa’s Statement on Lineage, Loyalty, and the ‘Śastra-yajña’ Metaphor

Devanagari script

इति श्रीमहा भारते उद्योगपर्वणि भगवद्यानपर्वणि श्रीकृष्णवाक्ये चत्वारिंशदाधिकशततमो< ध्याय:,इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत उद्योगपर्वके अन्तर्गत भगवद्यानपर्वमें श्रीकृष्णवाक्यविषयक एक सौ चालीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti śrīmahābhārate udyogaparvaṇi bhagavadyānaparvaṇi śrīkṛṣṇavākye catvāriṃśad-adhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ |

Translation

Demikianlah, dalam Mahābhārata, di dalam Udyoga Parva—khususnya bahagian mengenai utusan Sang Bhagavān—berakhirlah bab yang ke-seratus empat puluh, yang berpusat pada wacana Śrī Kṛṣṇa.

Word by Word

इतिthus; so

श्रीauspiciousness; honorific 'Śrī'

महाभारतेin the Mahābhārata

उद्योगपर्वणिin the Udyoga-parvan

भगवद्यानपर्वणिin the Bhagavad-yāna-parvan

श्रीकृष्णवाक्येin (the section of) Śrī Kṛṣṇa's speech

चत्वारिंशत्-अधिक-शततमःthe 140th (one hundred and forty)

अध्यायःchapter

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

Mahābhārata

Udyoga Parva

Bhagavad-yāna Parva

Śrī Kṛṣṇa

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?

This line is a colophon rather than a doctrinal verse: it highlights that the chapter’s ethical center is Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s speech in the context of a peace mission, underscoring dharma-guided diplomacy before war.

What is happening in the narrative?

The text signals the formal end of a chapter in the Udyoga Parva, within the Bhagavad-yāna (Kṛṣṇa’s embassy) section, identifying the chapter as focused on Kṛṣṇa’s words and closing the unit of narration.