Shloka 30

Devanagari script

इति श्रीमहाभारते आश्रमवासिके पर्वणि पुत्रदर्शनपर्वणि व्यासकुन्तीसंवादे त्रिंशोडथ्याय:,इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत आश्रमवासिकपरवके अन्तर्गत पुत्रदर्शनपर्वमें व्यास और कुन्तीका संवादविषयक तीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti śrīmahābhārate āśramavāsike parvaṇi putradarśanaparvaṇi vyāsa-kuntī-saṃvāde triṃśo 'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

Như vậy, trong Śrī Mahābhārata, thuộc Āśramavāsika Parva, trong phần “Putradarśana” (Thấy các người con), cuộc đối thoại giữa Vyāsa và Kuntī khép lại chương ba mươi.

Word by Word

इतिthus; end-quote marker

श्रीमहाभारतेin the Śrī-Mahābhārata

आश्रमवासिकेin (the) Āśramavāsika (section)

पर्वणिin the parvan/book

पुत्रदर्शनपर्वणिin the 'Son-vision' sub-parvan

व्यासकुन्तीसंवादेin the dialogue of Vyāsa and Kuntī

त्रिंशःthirtieth

अध्यायःchapter

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Mahābhārata

Āśramavāsika Parva

Putradharśana Parva

Vyāsa

Kuntī

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 chapter-ending colophon, the verse itself teaches indirectly: it frames the preceding dialogue as authoritative instruction, emphasizing that grief after catastrophic war is to be approached through dharmic reflection, remembrance, and spiritual counsel rather than despair.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana marks the completion of the thirtieth chapter of the Āśramavāsika Parva, specifically the ‘Putradharśana’ episode, concluding the dialogue between Vyāsa and Kuntī.