Shloka 194

Śikhaṇḍin’s Transformation, Daśārṇa Verification, and Kubera’s Conditional Curse

Udyoga Parva 193

Devanagari script

इति श्रीमहाभारते उद्योगपर्वणि अम्बोपाख्यानपर्वणि अर्जुनवाक्ये चतुर्नवत्यधिकशततमो<ध्याय:

Transliteration

iti śrīmahābhārate udyogaparvaṇi ambopākhyānaparvaṇi arjunavākye catur-navaty-adhika-śatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

Assim, no venerável Mahābhārata, dentro do Udyoga Parva, na seção conhecida como Ambā-upākhyāna, na parte intitulada “O Discurso de Arjuna”, encerra-se o capítulo cento e noventa e quatro.

Word by Word

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

• श्रीमहाभारते: in the revered Mahabharata
• श्रीमहाभारते: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीमहाभारत
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• उद्योगपर्वणि: in the Udyoga Parva
• उद्योगपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: उद्योगपर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• अम्बोपाख्यानपर्वणि: in the Amba-upakhyana section
• अम्बोपाख्यानपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अम्बोपाख्यानपर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• अर्जुनवाक्ये: in (the portion called) Arjuna's speech
• अर्जुनवाक्ये: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्जुनवाक्य
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• चतुर्नवत्यधिकशततमः: one hundred and ninety-fourth
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर्नवत्यधिकशततम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

Speaker

युधिछिर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Mahābhārata
• Udyoga Parva
• Ambā (Ambopākhyāna)
• Arjuna

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

This line is not a doctrinal verse but a colophon. Its function is to authenticate and locate the narrative—reminding the reader that the ethical discussions and actions belong to a specific parva, sub-episode (Ambā’s story), and a named speech segment (Arjuna’s), within the larger dharma-centered epic.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrative action pauses: the chapter concludes. The colophon states that the text has reached the end of the 194th chapter in the Udyoga Parva, specifically within the Ambā-upākhyāna section and the portion labeled as Arjuna’s speech.