Shloka 44

Aśvatthāman’s Admonition to Karṇa on Boasting, Varṇa-Duties, and the Threat of Arjuna

Virāṭa-parva, Adhyāya 45

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत विराटप्वके अन्तर्गत गोहदरणपर्वमें उत्तरगोग्रहके अवसरपर अजुनिपरिचयसम्बन्धी चौवालीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti prakāraṁ śrīmahābhārate virāṭaparvaṇi antaragate goharaṇaparvaṇi uttaragograhasya avasare arjunaparicaya-sambandhī catuścatvāriṁśattamo 'dhyāyaḥ samāptaḥ

Translation

ఇట్లు శ్రీమహాభారతం విరాటపర్వాంతర్గత గోహరణపర్వంలో, ఉత్తర గోగ్రహ సందర్భమున, అర్జున పరిచయ (గుర్తింపు-ప్రకటన) విషయక నలభై నాలుగవ అధ్యాయం సమాప్తమైంది.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• प्रकारम्: manner/way
• प्रकारम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रकार
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• श्रीमहाभारते: in the Śrī-Mahābhārata
• श्रीमहाभारते: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीमहाभारत
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

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

• अन्तर्गते: included/contained (within)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्तर्गत
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• गोहरणपर्वणि: in the Goharaṇa-parvan (cattle-seizure episode)
• गोहरणपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोहरणपर्व
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• उत्तरगोग्रहस्य: of Uttara's cow-seizure/cattle-capture (episode)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्तरगोग्रह
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• अवसरे: on the occasion
• अवसरे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अवसर
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• अर्जुनपरिचयसम्बन्धी: relating to the identification of Arjuna
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अर्जुनपरिचयसम्बन्धिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• चतुश्चत्वारिंशत्तमः: forty-fourth
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुश्चत्वारिंशत्तम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• समाप्तः: completed/ended
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समाप्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अभवत्: was/became
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Mahabharata
• Virata Parva
• Goharana Parvan
• Arjuna
• Uttara (implied by 'uttaragograha')

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

As a concluding colophon, the verse highlights a key ethical motif of the Virāṭa narrative: disciplined concealment in service of dharma, followed by timely revelation and decisive action when righteousness demands it.

What is happening in the narrative?

This line marks the end of a chapter in the Virāṭa Parva, specifically within the Goharaṇa (cattle-raid) episode, at the moment connected with the northern cattle’s capture and the recognition/introduction of Arjuna.