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Shloka 149

कुन्ती-युधिष्ठिरसंवादः

Kuntī–Yudhiṣṭhira Dialogue on Bhīma’s Mission

Devanagari script

इति श्रीमहाभारते आदिपर्वणि जतुगृहपर्वणि पाण्डववनप्रवेशे एकोनपञ्चाशदधिकशततमो< ध्याय:,इस प्रकार श्रीमह्या भारत आदिपर्वके अन्तर्गत जतुयृहपर्वरमें पाण्डवोंका वनमें प्रवेशविषयक एक सौ उनचासवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti śrīmahābhārate ādiparvaṇi jatugṛhapārvaṇi pāṇḍavavanapraveśe ekonapañcāśad-adhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

Như vậy, trong Śrī Mahābhārata, thuộc Ādi Parva, trong phần nói về biến cố Ngôi Nhà Sơn (Lac House), chương thứ một trăm bốn mươi chín—kể việc các Pāṇḍava bước vào rừng—đã kết thúc. (Đây là lời kết chương, không phải một câu thoại trong truyện.)

Word by Word

इतिthus; end-quote marker

श्रीमहाभारतेin the venerable Mahabharata

आदिपर्वणिin the Adi Parva

जतुगृहपर्वणिin the Jatugriha-parvan (section on the lac-house)

पाण्डववनप्रवेशेin (the topic of) the Pandavas' entry into the forest

एकोनपञ्चाशदधिकशततमःthe one-hundred-and-forty-ninth

अध्यायःchapter

Speaker

विदुर उवाच

Characters & Entities

Mahābhārata

Ādi Parva

Jatugṛha (lac house episode)

Pāṇḍavas

Forest (vana)

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, it does not teach through direct instruction; it frames the ethical narrative arc: the Pāṇḍavas, threatened by deceit (the lac house plot), move into forest life, highlighting endurance, prudence, and adherence to dharma under adversity.

What is happening in the narrative?

This line announces the completion of the chapter that recounts the Pāṇḍavas’ entry into the forest in the aftermath of the lac-house episode; it is an editorial closure formula, not a dialogue line by Vidura.