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:

Transliteration

iti śrīmahābhārate udyogaparvaṇi bhagavadyānaparvaṇi śrīkṛṣṇavākye catvāriṃśad-adhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ |

Translation

ଏହିପରି ଶ୍ରୀମହାଭାରତର ଉଦ୍ୟୋଗପର୍ବ ଅନ୍ତର୍ଗତ ଭଗବଦ୍ୟାନପର୍ବରେ ଶ୍ରୀକୃଷ୍ଣବାକ୍ୟବିଷୟକ ଏକଶେ ଚାଳିଶତମ ଅଧ୍ୟାୟ ସମାପ୍ତ ହେଲା।

Word by Word

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

• श्री: auspiciousness; honorific 'Śrī'
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• महाभारते: in the Mahābhārata
• महाभारते: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाभारत
• 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

• श्रीकृष्णवाक्ये: in (the section of) Śrī Kṛṣṇa's speech
• श्रीकृष्णवाक्ये: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीकृष्णवाक्य
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• चत्वारिंशत्-अधिक-शततमः: the 140th (one hundred and forty)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चत्वारिंशत् + अधिक + शततम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Mahābhārata
• Udyoga Parva
• Bhagavad-yāna Parva
• Śrī Kṛṣṇa

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.