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Shloka 241

Ritual Acclamation at Hastināpura and Karṇa’s Vow Concerning Arjuna (राजकीय स्तुति-प्रसङ्गः कर्णप्रतिज्ञा च)

इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत वनपर्वके अन्तर्गत घोषयात्रापर्वमें कर्णपराजयविषयक दो सौ इकतालीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ ॥/

Iti prakāraṃ Śrīmahābhārate Vanaparvake antargataṃ Ghoṣayātrāparvaṇi Karṇaparājayaviṣayaka dviśata-eka-catvāriṃśattamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ.

Assim termina o capítulo ducentésimo quadragésimo primeiro, sobre o episódio da derrota de Karṇa, na seção da Ghoṣayātrā dentro do Vana Parva do Śrī Mahābhārata. O colofão assinala o encerramento desta unidade, indicando um movimento narrativo concluído em que o orgulho e a agressão encontram reversão, e o arco moral das consequências é reafirmado.

इतिthus
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
प्रकारम्manner/way
प्रकारम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootप्रकार
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
श्रीमहाभारतthe revered Mahabharata
श्रीमहाभारत:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootश्रीमहाभारत
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
वनपर्वin the Vana Parva
वनपर्व:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootवनपर्व
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
अन्तर्गतincluded/contained
अन्तर्गत:
TypeAdjective
Rootअन्तर्गत
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
घोषयात्रापर्वin the Ghoshayatra-parvan
घोषयात्रापर्व:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootघोषयात्रापर्व
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
कर्णपराजयविषयकconcerning Karna's defeat
कर्णपराजयविषयक:
TypeAdjective
Rootकर्णपराजयविषयक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
द्विशतtwo hundred
द्विशत:
TypeNoun
Rootद्वि-शत
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
एकचत्वारिंशत्तमःtwo hundred forty-first (ordinal)
एकचत्वारिंशत्तमः:
TypeAdjective
Rootएक-चत्वारिंशत्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अध्यायःchapter
अध्यायः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअध्याय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
पूर्णःcompleted/finished
पूर्णः:
TypeAdjective
Rootपूर्ण
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अभवत्was/became
अभवत्:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
FormImperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Ś
Śrīmahābhārata
V
Vana Parva
G
Ghoṣayātrā Parva
K
Karṇa
V
Vaiśaṃpāyana

Educational Q&A

As a colophon, the verse primarily signals completion, but it also frames the preceding episode as morally intelligible: actions driven by arrogance and hostility culminate in reversal, reinforcing the epic’s emphasis on accountability and the ethical logic of consequences.

The narrator (Vaiśaṃpāyana) closes the chapter, identifying it as the 241st chapter of the Karṇa’s defeat subject-matter within the Ghoṣayātrā section of the Vana Parva, indicating a formal end to this chapter-unit in the Gītā Press edition’s structuring.