Shloka 30

Virāṭa’s Mobilization to Recover the Cattle (गोधनरक्षणार्थ विराटस्य सैन्यसमायोजनम्)

Devanagari script

इति श्रीमहाभारते विराटपर्वणि गोहरणपर्वणि दक्षिणगोग्रहे सुशर्माभियाने त्रिंशोडध्याय:

Transliteration

iti śrīmahābhārate virāṭaparvaṇi goharaṇaparvaṇi dakṣiṇagograhe suśarmābhiyāne triṃśo'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

ఇతి శ్రీమహాభారత విరాటపర్వమున గోహరణపర్వములో దక్షిణ గోగ్రహణము మరియు సుశర్మాభియానము విషయక ముప్పయ్యవ అధ్యాయము సమాప్తము।

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 Mahabharata
• महाभारते: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाभारत
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• विराटपर्वणि: in the Virata-parvan
• विराटपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: विराटपर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• गोहरणपर्वणि: in the Cow-raid sub-parvan
• गोहरणपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोहरणपर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• दक्षिणगोग्रहे: in the (section on) the southern cattle-seizure
• दक्षिणगोग्रहे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्षिणगोग्रह
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• सुशर्माभियाने: in the expedition of Susharman
• सुशर्माभियाने: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुशर्माभियान
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• त्रिंशः: thirtieth
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रिंशत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

Speaker

वैशग्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Mahābhārata
• Virāṭa Parva
• Goharaṇa Parva
• Suśarmā

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

As a colophon, the verse does not teach through direct instruction; it frames the episode ethically by labeling it as a cattle-raid and a campaign led by Suśarmā—highlighting themes of unjust aggression and the consequent obligations of protection and response within dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

This line concludes the chapter and identifies its placement: in the Virāṭa Parva, within the cattle-raid section, describing the southern cattle seizure and Suśarmā’s expedition.