Shloka 139

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत आदिपव॑के अन्तर्गत सम्भवपर्वमें काणिकवाक्यविषयक एक यौ उनन्‍्तालीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti prakāraṃ śrīmahābhārata-ādiparvaṇi antargata-sambhava-parvaṇi kāṇika-vākya-viṣayaka eka-yūna-catvāriṃśattamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ

Translation

Như vậy kết thúc chương thứ bốn mươi chín (kém một so với năm mươi) của Sambhava Parva, thuộc Ādi Parva trong bộ Śrī Mahābhārata, nói về lời khuyên của Kāṇika.

Word by Word

• इति: thus; end-quotation marker
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

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

• श्रीमहाभारतम्: the revered Mahabharata
• श्रीमहाभारतम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाभारत
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• आदिपर्वके: in the Adi-parvan section
• आदिपर्वके: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आदिपर्वक
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• अन्तर्गत: included; contained
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्तर्गत
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• सम्भवपर्वणि: in the Sambhava-parvan
• सम्भवपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम्भवपर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• काणिकवाक्यविषयक: concerning the topic of Kanika's speech
• Type: Adjective
• Root: काणिकवाक्यविषयक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• एकः: one
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• यः: which; who
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• नवत्रिंशत्तमः: thirty-ninth
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नवत्रिंशत्तम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• पूर्णः: completed; finished
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Mahābhārata
• Ādi Parva
• Sambhava Parva
• Kāṇika

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

This is a colophon-style closing that highlights the importance of counsel (vākya) and deliberation as ethical forces in political life; it frames the narrative as shaped not only by deeds but also by advice and intention.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator signals the completion of a chapter in the Sambhava Parva within the Ādi Parva, specifically one centered on Kāṇika’s counsel, and prepares the reader for the next segment of the origin-story and its political developments.