Shloka 87

Devanagari script

इति श्रीमहाभारते उद्योगपर्वणि भगवद्यानपर्वणि विदुरवाक्ये सप्ताशीतितमो< ध्याय:,इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत उद्योगपर्वके अन्तर्गत भगवद्यानपर्वमें विदुरवाक्यविषयक सतासीवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti śrīmahābhārate udyogaparvaṇi bhagavadyānaparvaṇi viduravākye saptāśītitamo 'dhyāyaḥ |

Translation

Assim, no Śrī Mahābhārata, dentro do Udyoga Parva—em particular, na seção da embaixada do Senhor—chega ao fim o octogésimo sétimo capítulo, centrado no conselho de Vidura. O colofão assinala o encerramento de sua instrução, carregada de dharma: palavra reta e prudente arte de governar, destinada a evitar o conflito.

Word by Word

itithus; so (end-quotation marker)

śrī-mahābhāratein the Śrī Mahābhārata

udyoga-parvaṇiin the Udyoga-parvan (Book of Effort)

bhagavat-yāna-parvaṇiin the Bhagavad-yāna-parvan (section on the Lord's mission/journey)

vidura-vākyein (the section called) 'Vidura's speech/words'

sapta-aśītitamaḥeighty-seventh

adhyāyaḥchapter

Speaker

विदुर उवाच

Characters & Entities

Śrī Mahābhārata

Udyoga Parva

Bhagavad-yāna Parva

Vidura

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

This line is a colophon rather than a doctrinal verse: it signals that Vidura’s counsel has concluded. In context, Vidura’s speech embodies dharma-based ethical instruction and prudent political advice aimed at restraining adharma and preventing catastrophic war.

What is happening in the narrative?

The text is closing a chapter: it formally notes that, within the Udyoga Parva and the Bhagavad-yāna (the Lord’s embassy) section, the chapter focused on Vidura’s words has ended.