Shloka 181

Devanagari script

इति श्रीमहाभारते उद्योगपर्वणि अम्बोपाख्यानपर्वणि एकाशीत्यधिकशततमो<ध्याय:

Transliteration

iti śrīmahābhārate udyogaparvaṇi ambopākhyānaparvaṇi ekāśītyadhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

Demikianlah, dalam Śrī Mahābhārata, di dalam Udyoga Parvan, pada bahagian yang dikenali sebagai Ambā-upākhyāna (episod Ambā), berakhirlah bab yang ke-seratus lapan puluh satu. Ini ialah kolofon yang menandai penutupan bab, serta menempatkan kisah dalam bingkai etika dan sejarah yang luas bagi epik agung ini.

Word by Word

इतिthus; end-quote marker

श्रीमहाभारतेin the venerable Mahabharata

उद्योगपर्वणिin the Udyoga Parva

अम्बोपाख्यानपर्वणिin the Amba-upakhyana section (sub-parva)

एकाशीत्यधिकशततमःthe one-hundred-and-eighty-first

अध्यायःchapter

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Śrī Mahābhārata

Udyoga Parva

Ambā-upākhyāna

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

This line is a colophon rather than a doctrinal verse; its function is to anchor the reader in the epic’s structure, reminding that ethical reflection arises within carefully framed narrative units (parvan and upākhyāna) and that each chapter forms a complete segment of instruction through story.

What is happening in the narrative?

The text is signaling the end of a chapter: it states that the 181st chapter of the Ambā episode, within the Udyoga Parvan of the Mahābhārata, has concluded.