Shloka 138

Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 137 — Bhīṣma–Droṇa Counsel and the Ethics of Restraint

Devanagari script

इति श्रीमहाभारते उद्योगपर्वणि भगवद्यानपर्वणि भीष्मद्रोणवाक्ये अष्टात्रिंशयेधिकशततमो<ध्याय:

Transliteration

iti śrīmahābhārate udyogaparvaṇi bhagavadyānaparvaṇi bhīṣmadroṇavākye aṣṭātriṃśaye 'dhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

ଏହିପରି ଶ୍ରୀମହାଭାରତର ଉଦ୍ୟୋଗପର୍ବର ଭଗବଦ୍ୟାନପର୍ବରେ ଭୀଷ୍ମ-ଦ୍ରୋଣବାକ୍ୟ ପ୍ରସଙ୍ଗର ଏକଶ ଅଠତ୍ରିଶତମ ଅଧ୍ୟାୟ ସମାପ୍ତ ହେଲା।

Word by Word

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

• श्रीमहाभारते: in the auspicious 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

• भगवद्यानपर्वणि: in the Bhagavad-yāna-parvan
• भगवद्यानपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवद्यानपर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• भीष्मद्रोणवाक्ये: in the discourse/words of Bhīṣma and Droṇa
• भीष्मद्रोणवाक्ये: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीष्मद्रोणवाक्य
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• अष्टात्रिंशये: in (chapter) thirty-eight
• अष्टात्रिंशये: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अष्टात्रिंशत्
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• अधिकशततमः: one-hundred-and-more (i.e., 138th)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अधिकशततम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Mahābhārata
• Udyoga Parva
• Bhagavad-yāna Parva
• Bhīṣma
• Droṇa

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

This line is a colophon rather than a doctrinal verse; its function is to anchor the text—identifying the epic, the parva, the sub-parva, and the speakers—thereby emphasizing careful transmission and contextual reading, especially in ethically charged pre-war counsel.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narration reaches a chapter boundary within the Udyoga Parva’s Bhagavad-yāna section, specifically concluding a segment associated with Bhīṣma and Droṇa’s words; it signals a transition point in the unfolding negotiations and preparations leading toward the Kurukṣetra war.