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Shloka 28

नारदेन धृतराष्ट्रगतिवर्णनम् | Nārada’s Account of Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Future Course

Devanagari script

इति श्रीमहाभारते आश्रमवासिके पर्वणि आश्रमवासपर्वणि व्यासवाक्ये अष्टाविंशोडध्याय:

Transliteration

iti śrīmahābhārate āśramavāsike parvaṇi āśramavāsaparvaṇi vyāsavākye aṣṭāviṃśo 'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

Assim, no Śrī Mahābhārata, dentro do Āśramavāsika Parva—em especial, a seção sobre a vida no eremitério da floresta—termina o vigésimo oitavo capítulo, apresentado como o discurso de Vyāsa. Este colofão final assinala a conclusão do capítulo e situa a narrativa no quadro ético da renúncia, da contenção e da transição da vida régia para a disciplina ascética.

Word by Word

इतिthus; end-quote marker

श्रीमहाभारतेin the (holy) Mahabharata

आश्रमवासिकेin the Ashramavasika (section)

पर्वणिin the book/Parva

आश्रमवासपर्वणिin the Ashramavasa-parvan

व्यासवाक्येin Vyasa's utterance/words

अष्टाविंशःtwenty-eighth

अध्यायःchapter

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Śrī Mahābhārata

Āśramavāsika Parva

Vyāsa

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

This verse is a colophon rather than a doctrinal statement; its function is to frame the chapter within the Mahābhārata’s ethical arc—moving from worldly power toward the discipline of the forest-āśrama, where dharma is pursued through restraint, detachment, and reflection.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrative action pauses: the text formally closes the chapter, identifying its placement in the Āśramavāsika Parva and noting that the chapter is presented as part of Vyāsa’s discourse.