Shloka 37

Devanagari script

इति श्रीमहाभारते विराटपर्वणि गोहरणपर्वणि उत्तरगोग्रहे उत्तरनिर्याणं नाम सप्तत्रिंशो5ध्याय:

Transliteration

iti śrīmahābhārate virāṭaparvaṇi goharaṇaparvaṇi uttaragograhe uttaraniryāṇaṃ nāma saptatriṃśo 'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

ఇతి శ్రీమహాభారత విరాటపర్వమున గోహరణపర్వమందు, ఉత్తరగోగ్రహప్రసంగమున “ఉత్తరనిర్యాణము” నామ సప్తత్రింశోఽధ్యాయః.

Word by Word

इतिthus; end-quote marker

श्रीमहाभारतेin the holy Mahābhārata

विराटपर्वणिin the Virāṭa-parvan

गोहरणपर्वणिin the Cattle-Raid sub-parvan

उत्तरगोग्रहेin (the section called) 'Uttara’s seizing of the cows'

उत्तरनिर्याणम्(the chapter titled) 'Uttara’s setting out/departure'

नामnamed; called

सप्तत्रिंशःthirty-seventh

अध्यायःchapter

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Mahābhārata

Virāṭa Parva

Goharaṇa Parva

Uttara

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?

As a colophon, the verse’s lesson is structural and ethical: it highlights that episodes of conflict are framed by decisions—setting out, taking responsibility, and acting under guidance. The chapter-title ‘Uttara’s Setting Forth’ points to the moral testing of readiness, courage, and proper counsel before battle.

What is happening in the narrative?

This is the closing colophon of Virāṭa Parva, Adhyāya 37, marking the end of the chapter called ‘Uttaraniryāṇa’ within the cattle-raid (goharaṇa) context, specifically the episode involving Uttara and the cattle.