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Shloka 2031

Sundopasundayoḥ Tapas–Varadāna–Prasaṅgaḥ

Sunda and Upasunda: Austerities and the Boon

Devanagari script

इति श्रीमहाभारते आदिपर्वणि विदुरागमनराज्यलम्भपर्वणि धृतराष्ट्रमन्त्रणे एकाधिकद्विशततमो<ध्याय:

Transliteration

iti śrīmahābhārate ādiparvaṇi vidurāgamanarājyalambhaparvaṇi dhṛtarāṣṭramantraṇe ekādhikadviśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

Так завершается в «Шри Махабхарате», в Ади-парве, раздел о прибытии Видуры и обретении царства — а именно эпизод совещания Дхритараштры; это двести первая глава.

Word by Word

इतिthus; end-quote marker

श्रीमहाभारतेin the revered Mahabharata

आदिपर्वणिin the Adi Parva

विदुरागमनराज्यलम्भपर्वणिin the section (parvan) on Vidura's arrival and the obtaining of the kingdom

धृतराष्ट्रमन्त्रणेin the consultation of Dhritarashtra

एकाधिकद्विशततमःtwo-hundred-and-first

अध्यायःchapter

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Mahābhārata

Ādi Parva

Vidura

Dhṛtarāṣṭra

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?

As a colophon, the verse does not teach through direct instruction; it frames the ethical setting by highlighting that kingship and political outcomes are discussed alongside counsel (mantraṇa), implying that rule should be guided by deliberation and dharma-informed advice.

What is happening in the narrative?

This line marks the formal close of a chapter in the Ādi Parva, identifying the thematic unit: Vidura’s arrival, the gaining of the kingdom, and Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s consultation—signposting the transition to the next portion of the text.