Shloka 34

Śiśupāla-nigraha-prastāva: Yudhiṣṭhira’s Conciliation and Bhīṣma’s Defense of Kṛṣṇa

Book 2, Chapter 35

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत सभापव॑के अन्तर्गत राजस्‌यपर्वमें निमन्त्रित राजाओंका आगमनविषयक चौंतीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

Iti prakāraśrīmahābhārate sabhāparvake antargata rājasūyaparvame nimantrita rājānām āgamanaviṣayaka catuḥtriṃśattamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ.

Translation

Như vậy, trong bộ «Mahābhārata» tôn kính, thuộc «Sabhā Parva»—đặc biệt trong phần «Rājasūya»—chương thứ ba mươi bốn, nói về việc các vị vua được thỉnh mời đến dự, đã kết thúc. Lời kể đánh dấu sự khép lại trang trọng của một đoạn truyện, nhấn mạnh cuộc hội tụ có trật tự của các bậc quân vương cho một đại lễ vương quyền, cùng trọng lượng đạo lý công khai của những hội nghị chính trị–tôn giáo như thế.

Word by Word

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

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

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

• सभापर्वणि: in the Sabhā-parvan
• सभापर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सभापर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

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

• राजसूयपर्वणि: in the Rājasūya-parvan
• राजसूयपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजसूयपर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• निमन्त्रितराजानाम्: of the invited kings
• Type: Noun
• Root: निमन्त्रितराजन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• आगमनविषयकः: concerning the arrival
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आगमनविषयक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• चतुस्त्रिंशत्तमः: thirty-fourth
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुस्त्रिंशत्तम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• समाप्तः: completed; finished
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समाप्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śrīmahābhārata
• Sabhā Parva
• Rājasūya (sacrifice)
• kings (invited rulers)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse functions as a colophon, underscoring the importance of orderly, dharma-aligned public proceedings: great rites and political gatherings are framed as accountable events with clear beginnings and endings, reflecting discipline in governance and narration.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator signals the completion of a chapter in the Sabhā Parva’s Rājasūya section, specifically the episode describing the arrival of invited kings for the imperial Rājasūya ceremony.