Shloka 94

उद्योगपर्व — अध्याय ९३: कृष्णस्य धृतराष्ट्रोपदेशः

Kṛṣṇa’s Counsel to Dhṛtarāṣṭra in the Assembly

Devanagari script

इति श्रीमहा भारते उद्योगपर्वणि भगवद्यानपर्वणि श्रीकृष्णस भाप्रवेशे चतुर्नवतितमो< ध्याय:

Transliteration

iti śrīmahābhārate udyogaparvaṇi bhagavadyānaparvaṇi śrīkṛṣṇasabhāpraveśe caturṇavatitamo 'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

ఇట్లు శ్రీమహాభారతము, ఉద్యోగపర్వము, భగవద్యానపర్వములో శ్రీకృష్ణుని సభాప్రవేశవర్ణన గల తొంభై నాలుగవ అధ్యాయము సమాప్తమగును।

Word by Word

इतिthus; end-quotation marker

श्रीauspiciousness; venerable (honorific)

महाभारतेin the Mahābhārata

उद्योगपर्वणिin the Udyoga-parvan

भगवद्यानपर्वणिin the Bhagavad-yāna-parvan (section)

श्रीकृष्णसभाप्रवेशेin (the episode of) Śrī Kṛṣṇa's entry into the assembly-hall

चतुर्नवतितमःninety-fourth

अध्यायःchapter

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Mahābhārata

Udyoga Parva

Bhagavad-yāna Parva

Śrī Kṛṣṇa

Sabhā (royal assembly)

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 at the brink of conflict, dharma demands a sincere final attempt at reconciliation. The colophon highlights Kṛṣṇa’s role as a moral diplomat—prioritizing counsel, lawful settlement, and restraint before accepting war as unavoidable.

What is happening in the narrative?

This is the chapter-ending colophon stating that the ninety-fourth chapter concludes in the Udyoga Parva’s Bhagavad-yāna section, centered on Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s entry into the royal assembly as part of his peace mission.