Shloka 24

कुन्तीनिवर्तनप्रयत्नः तथा वननिवासप्रारम्भः

Attempt to Dissuade Kuntī; Commencement of Forest Residence

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत आश्रमवासिकपर्वके अन्तर्गत आश्रमवासपर्वमें युधिष्ठिर आदिका ध्तराष्ट्रसे मिलनविषयक चौबीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti prakāraṃ śrīmahābhārate āśramavāsikaparvaṇi antargate āśramavāsaparvaṇi yudhiṣṭhirādikānāṃ dhṛtarāṣṭreṇa saha milanaviṣayakaś caturviṃśatitamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ

Translation

ଏହିପରି ଶ୍ରୀମହାଭାରତର ଆଶ୍ରମବାସିକପର୍ବର ଅନ୍ତର୍ଗତ ଆଶ୍ରମବାସ ଭାଗରେ ଯୁଧିଷ୍ଠିର ଆଦିଙ୍କର ଧୃତରାଷ୍ଟ୍ର ସହ ମିଳନ ବିଷୟକ ଚବିଶତମ ଅଧ୍ୟାୟ ସମାପ୍ତ ହେଲା।

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• प्रकारम्: manner/way
• प्रकारम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रकार
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• श्रीमहाभारतम्: the revered Mahabharata
• श्रीमहाभारतम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीमहाभारत
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• आश्रमवासिकपर्वणः: of the Ashramavasika Parva
• Type: Noun
• Root: आश्रमवासिकपर्व
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• अन्तर्गत: included/contained (within)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्तर्गत
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• आश्रमवासपर्वणि: in the Ashramavasa section/parva
• आश्रमवासपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: आश्रमवासपर्व
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• युधिष्ठिरादीनाम्: of Yudhishthira and others
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिरादि
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• धृतराष्ट्रेण: with Dhritarashtra
• धृतराष्ट्रेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: धृतराष्ट्र
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• मिलनविषयकः: concerning the meeting
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मिलनविषयक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• चतुर्विंशतितमः: twenty-fourth
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर्विंशतितम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• समाप्तः: completed/ended
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समाप्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अभवत्: was/became
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), 3, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Śrī Mahābhārata
• Āśramavāsika Parva
• Āśramavāsa Parva
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even when conflict has ended, dharma continues through reconciliation, honoring elders, and rebuilding relationships; the chapter’s close highlights the ethical importance of meeting former adversaries with restraint and respect.

What is happening in the narrative?

This is a concluding colophon stating that the twenty-fourth chapter—about Yudhiṣṭhira and others meeting Dhṛtarāṣṭra—has been completed within the Āśramavāsika Parva’s Āśramavāsa section.