Shloka 231

Jarāsandha–Bhīma Niyuddha-prastāvaḥ

Commencement of the Regulated Duel

Devanagari script

इति श्रीमहाभारते सभापर्वणि जरासंधवधपर्वणि कृष्णजरासंधसंवादे एकविंशो5ध्याय:

Transliteration

iti śrīmahābhārate sabhāparvaṇi jarāsandhavadha-parvaṇi kṛṣṇa-jarāsandha-saṁvāde ekaviṁśo 'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

Như vậy kết thúc chương hai mươi mốt của Sabhā Parva trong Śrī Mahābhārata, thuộc phần nói về việc sát hại Jarāsandha, trong cuộc đối thoại giữa Kṛṣṇa và Jarāsandha.

Word by Word

इतिthus; end-quote marker

श्रीमहाभारतेin the revered Mahabharata

सभापर्वणिin the Sabha-parvan (Book of the Assembly Hall)

जरासंधवधपर्वणिin the section/chapter on the slaying of Jarasandha

कृष्णजरासंधसंवादेin the dialogue between Krishna and Jarasandha

एकविंशःtwenty-first

अध्यायःchapter

Speaker

श्रीकृष्ण उवाच

Characters & Entities

Śrī Mahābhārata

Sabhā Parva

Jarāsandha

Kṛṣṇa

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, the line itself teaches by framing: it signals that the preceding dialogue is to be read as a complete ethical unit—speech and reasoning (saṁvāda) guiding action in matters of kingship, justice, and the use of force.

What is happening in the narrative?

This is the chapter-ending colophon: it announces that the twenty-first chapter has concluded, situated in Sabhā Parva, within the Jarāsandha-slaying episode, specifically the dialogue between Kṛṣṇa and Jarāsandha.