Shloka 60

Adhyāya 61: Saṃmohana-astra and the Kuru Withdrawal (संमोहनास्त्रं तथा कुरुनिवृत्तिः)

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमह्या भारत विराटपर्वके अन्तर्गत गोहरणपर्वमें कर्णका पलायनविषयक साठवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

isa prakāra śrīmahābhārate virāṭaparvake antargata goharaṇaparvaṇi karṇasya palāyanaviṣayaka ṣaṣṭitamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ

Translation

ఇట్లు శ్రీమహాభారత విరాటపర్వాంతర్గత గోహరణపర్వమున కర్ణుని పలాయనవిషయక అరవయ్యవ అధ్యాయము సమాప్తమైంది.

Word by Word

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

• प्रकारेण: in this manner
• प्रकारेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रकार
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

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

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

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

• गोहरणपर्वणि: in the Go-haraṇa-parvan (cattle-raid section)
• गोहरणपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोहरणपर्व
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• कर्णस्य: of Karṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• पलायनविषयकः: concerning the flight/retreat
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पलायनविषयक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• षष्टितमः: sixtieth
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षष्टितम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• सम्पूर्णः: completed/finished
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्पूर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Mahābhārata
• Virāṭa Parva
• Goharaṇa Parva
• Karṇa

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

As a colophon-style closing, it highlights a recurring Mahābhārata ethic: martial fame does not guarantee success, and when actions are driven by aggression or adharma, circumstances may force even great warriors into withdrawal; restraint and alignment with dharma ultimately shape outcomes.

What is happening in the narrative?

This is the chapter-ending statement: it announces that the sixtieth chapter in the Go-haraṇa section of the Virāṭa Parva—centered on Karṇa’s retreat—has concluded.