Shloka 89

Devanagari script

इति श्रीमहाभारते उद्योगपर्वणि भगवद्यानपर्वणि धृतराष्ट्रगृहप्रवेशपूर्वक॑ श्रीकृष्णस्य विदुरगृहप्रवेशे एकोननवतितमो<ध्याय:

Transliteration

iti śrīmahābhārate udyogaparvaṇi bhagavadyānaparvaṇi dhṛtarāṣṭragṛhapraveśapūrvakaṃ śrīkṛṣṇasya viduragṛhapraveśe ekonanavatitamo 'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

இவ்வாறு ஸ்ரீமஹாபாரதத்தின் உத்யோகப் பர்வத்தில், பகவத்யானப் பர்வத்தின் உட்பிரிவாக, த்ருதராஷ்டிரர் அரண்மனைக்குள் நுழைவதற்கு முன் ஸ்ரீகிருஷ்ணர் விதுரர் இல்லத்தில் நுழைந்ததை விவரிக்கும் எண்பத்தொன்பதாம் (ஏகோனநவதிதம) அத்தியாயம் நிறைவுற்றது.

Word by Word

इतिthus; end-quote marker

श्रीमहाभारतेin the Śrī-Mahābhārata

उद्योगपर्वणिin the Udyoga-parvan

भगवद्यानपर्वणिin the Bhagavad-yāna sub-parvan

धृतराष्ट्रगृहप्रवेशपूर्वकम्having as a prelude the entering of Dhṛtarāṣṭra's house

श्रीकृष्णस्यof Śrī Kṛṣṇa

विदुरगृहप्रवेशेin/at the entering of Vidura's house

एकोननवतितमःeighty-ninth (lit. one-less-than-ninety) (chapter)

अध्यायःchapter

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Śrī Kṛṣṇa

Vidura

Dhṛtarāṣṭra

Mahābhārata

Udyoga Parva

Bhagavad-yāna Parva

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?

Even in high-stakes political missions, dharma comes first: Kṛṣṇa’s prior entry into Vidura’s home highlights respect for integrity, wise counsel, and moral clarity before engaging royal power.

What is happening in the narrative?

This is a colophon concluding the chapter: it situates the episode within Udyoga Parva’s Bhagavad-yāna section and notes that the chapter centers on Kṛṣṇa entering Vidura’s house, before proceeding to Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s palace.