Shloka 49
Arjuna’s Absence, Bhīma’s Kṣātra-Dharma Appeal, and Bṛhadaśva’s Arrival
Nala-Upākhyāna Begins
इति श्रीमहा भारते वनपर्वणि इन्द्रलोकाभिगमनपर्वणि धृतराष्ट्रखेदे एकोनपज्चाशत्तमो5 ध्याय:,इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत वनपर्वके अन्तर्गत इन्द्रलोकाभियगमनपर्वमें धृतराष्ट्रखेदविषयक उनचासवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti śrīmahābhārate vanaparvaṇi indralokābhigamanaparvaṇi dhṛtarāṣṭrakhede ekonapañcāśattamo 'dhyāyaḥ |
Так, в почитаемой «Махабхарате», в «Вана-парве» — а именно в разделе «Индралокабхигамана» — завершается сорок девятая глава, повествующая о скорби Дхритараштры.
धृतराष्ट उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the verse itself teaches indirectly: it frames the preceding material as a lesson on how sorrow (kheda) arises from attachment and misjudgment, especially in rulers. By naming “Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s anguish,” it highlights the ethical cost of partiality and failure to uphold dharma.
This is the closing colophon of the chapter: it announces that, within Vana Parva and the Indraloka-journey sub-section, the forty-ninth chapter—centered on Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s distress—has concluded.