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Shloka 202

Sundopasundayor Digvijayaḥ — The Conquests of Sunda and Upasunda

Nārada’s Account

Devanagari script

इति श्रीमहा भारते आदिपर्वणि विदुरागमनराज्यलम्भपर्वणि भीष्मवाक्ये दयधिकद्वधिशततमो<ध्याय:

Transliteration

iti śrīmahābhārate ādiparvaṇi vidurāgamanarājyalambhaparvaṇi bhīṣmavākye dayādhikadvadhiśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

ఇతి శ్రీమహాభారత ఆదిపర్వములోని ‘విదురాగమన-రాజ్యలంభపర్వ’లో ‘భీష్మవాక్య’ భాగమైన రెండువందల రెండవ అధ్యాయం సమాప్తమైంది.

Word by Word

इतिthus; end-quote marker

श्रीin the venerable/auspicious (work)

महाभारतेin the Mahābhārata

आदिपर्वणिin the Ādi-parvan

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

भीष्मवाक्येin Bhīṣma's speech/words

द्वाधिशततमःtwo-hundred-and-twelfth

अध्यायःchapter

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Śrī Mahābhārata

Ādi Parva

Vidura

Bhīṣma

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 didactic verse; its ethical significance lies in framing the chapter as part of Bhīṣma’s authoritative counsel and a narrative unit concerned with rightful governance (rājya) and the moral-political implications of Vidura’s arrival.

What is happening in the narrative?

The text is marking the end of Chapter 202 and identifying its placement: in the Ādi Parva, within the sub-section dealing with Vidura’s arrival and the attainment of the kingdom, presented under the heading of Bhīṣma’s speech.