Shloka 124

Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 123 — Bhīṣma–Droṇa–Vidura Upadeśa to Duryodhana

Keśava-vākya aftermath

Devanagari script

इति श्रीमहाभारते उद्योगपर्वणि भगवद्यानपर्वणि भगवद्धाक्ये चतुर्विशत्यधिकशततमो<ध्याय:

Transliteration

iti śrīmahābhārate udyogaparvaṇi bhagavadyānaparvaṇi bhagavaddhākye caturviśatyadhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

Như vậy, trong Śrī Mahābhārata, thuộc Udyoga Parva, trong phần nói về sứ mệnh của Đấng Tối Thượng (Bhagavad-yāna Parva), trong lời thuyết của Đấng Chí Tôn, chương thứ một trăm hai mươi bốn kết thúc. Lời kết này đặt toàn bộ tự sự trước đó trong khuôn khổ một bản tường thuật linh thiêng, nặng tính đạo lý—lời khuyên thiêng và nỗ lực ngoại giao ngay trước bờ vực chiến tranh.

Word by Word

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

• श्रीमहाभारते: in the (holy) Mahabharata
• श्रीमहाभारते: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाभारत
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• उद्योगपर्वणि: in the Udyoga-parvan
• उद्योगपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: उद्योगपर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• भगवद्यानपर्वणि: in the Bhagavad-yana sub-parvan
• भगवद्यानपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवद्यानपर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• भगवद्वाक्ये: in the Bhagavat's discourse/section
• भगवद्वाक्ये: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवद्वाक्य
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• चतुर्विशत्यधिकशततमः: the one hundred twenty-fourth
• चतुर्विशत्यधिकशततमः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर्विशत्यधिकशततम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Mahābhārata
• Udyoga Parva
• Bhagavad-yāna Parva
• Bhagavān (the Blessed Lord)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

As a colophon, the verse does not add new doctrine; it signals that the preceding chapter is to be read as part of a sacred narrative emphasizing dharma-guided counsel and the ethical weight of attempts at peace before inevitable conflict.

What is happening in the narrative?

This is the formal closing line marking the end of a chapter within the Udyoga Parva, specifically within the Bhagavad-yāna section, identifying the material as connected to the Lord’s mission and discourse in the lead-up to the Kurukṣetra war.