Shloka 153

Adhyāya 152: Kaurava-sainyavibhāgaḥ

Division and Standardization of the Kaurava Host

Devanagari script

इति श्रीमहाभारते उद्योगपर्वणि सैन्यनिर्याणपर्वणि दुर्योधनसैन्यसज्जकरणे त्रिपठड्चाशदधिकशततमो<ध्याय:

Transliteration

iti śrīmahābhārate udyogaparvaṇi sainyaniryāṇaparvaṇi duryodhanasainyasajjakaraṇe tripaṭpañcāśadadhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

ଇତି ଶ୍ରୀମହାଭାରତର ଉଦ୍ୟୋଗପର୍ବ ଅନ୍ତର୍ଗତ ସୈନ୍ୟନିର୍ୟାଣପର୍ବରେ ଦୁର୍ଯ୍ୟୋଧନ ସେନାସଜ୍ଜାକରଣ ବର୍ଣ୍ଣନାବିଷୟକ ଏକଶେ ତେପନତମ ଅଧ୍ୟାୟ ସମାପ୍ତ।

Word by Word

• इति: thus; end-quote marker
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• श्रीमहाभारते: in the revered 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

• सैन्यनिर्याणपर्वणि: in the (sub-)parvan called 'Army-departure'
• सैन्यनिर्याणपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सैन्यनिर्याणपर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• दुर्योधनसैन्यसज्जकरणे: in (the section on) the preparation of Duryodhana's army
• दुर्योधनसैन्यसज्जकरणे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्योधनसैन्यसज्जकरण
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• त्रिपञ्चाशत्: fifty-three
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिपञ्चाशत्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• अधिक: additional; exceeding
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अधिक
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• शततमः: one-hundredth
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शततम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Mahābhārata
• Udyoga Parva
• Sainyaniryāṇa Parva
• Duryodhana
• Kaurava army (Duryodhana’s forces)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

As a colophon, the verse does not teach through direct instruction; it highlights the ethical weight of deliberate preparation for violence—mobilization is not accidental but chosen, and such choices propel society toward irreversible consequences.

What is happening in the narrative?

The text formally closes a chapter in the Udyoga Parva that deals with Duryodhana’s army being readied and set in motion, signaling that negotiations have effectively given way to organized war preparations.