Shloka 50

धर्मरहस्योपदेशः

Dharma-rahasya Instruction: Vows, Truth, and Non-injury

Devanagari script

इति श्रीमहा भारते कर्णपर्वणि कर्णापयाने पञ्चाशत्तमो5ध्याय:

Transliteration

iti śrīmahābhārate karṇaparvaṇi karṇāpayāne pañcāśattamo 'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

Thus, in the revered Mahābhārata, within the Karṇa Parva, in the section concerning Karṇa’s advance/march, ends the fiftieth chapter.

Word by Word

• इति: thus; end-quote marker
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• श्री: auspiciousness; venerable (honorific)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• महाभारते: in the Mahābhārata
• महाभारते: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाभारत
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• कर्णपर्वणि: in the Karṇa-parvan (book/section)
• कर्णपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्णपर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• कर्णापयाने: in (the section called) ‘Karṇāpayāna’
• कर्णापयाने: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्णापयान
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• पञ्चाशत्तमः: fiftieth
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्चाशत्तम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

भीम उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Mahābhārata
• Karṇa Parva
• Karṇa

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

This line is a colophon marking the close of a chapter; its ethical function is indirect—reminding the reader that the epic’s war narrative is organized into purposeful sections, each framing actions (like Karṇa’s advance) within the larger moral inquiry of the Mahābhārata.

What is happening in the narrative?

The text signals the end of a chapter in the Karṇa Parva, specifically within the subsection describing Karṇa’s advance/march (karṇāpayāna). It is a structural closing formula rather than spoken dialogue.