Shloka 52

अर्जुन-माहात्म्य-चिन्ता

Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Appraisal of Arjuna’s Strategic Supremacy

Devanagari script

इति श्रीमहाभारते उद्योगपर्वणि यानसंधिपर्वणि धृतराष्ट्रवाक्ये द्विपज्चाशत्तमो5ध्याय:

Transliteration

iti śrīmahābhārate udyogaparvaṇi yānasaṃdhiparvaṇi dhṛtarāṣṭravākye dvipañcāśattamo 'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

Như vậy, trong Śrī Mahābhārata, thuộc Udyoga Parva—cụ thể là phần Yāna–Sandhi (về sứ mệnh và thương thuyết)—kết thúc chương thứ năm mươi hai, được trình bày trong bối cảnh những lời của Dhṛtarāṣṭra. Dòng kết này đánh dấu sự khép lại trang trọng của chương, nhấn mạnh rằng câu chuyện diễn ra giữa những nỗ lực ngoại giao và dàn xếp trước khi chiến tranh bùng nổ.

Word by Word

• इति: thus; so
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति
• Form: Avyaya (indeclinable)

• श्री: auspiciousness; venerable (honorific)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री
• Form: Feminine, nominative singular (honorific prefix used in compounds)

• महाभारते: in the Mahābhārata
• महाभारते: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाभारत
• Form: Neuter, locative singular

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

• यानसंधिपर्वणि: in the Yāna-sandhi-parvan (section on mission and negotiation)
• यानसंधिपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: यानसंधिपर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, locative singular

• धृतराष्ट्रवाक्ये: in (the portion titled) ‘Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s speech’
• धृतराष्ट्रवाक्ये: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: धृतराष्ट्रवाक्य
• Form: Neuter, locative singular

• द्विपञ्चाशत्तमः: fifty-second
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्विपञ्चाशत्तम
• Form: Masculine, nominative singular (ordinal)

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय
• Form: Masculine, nominative singular

Speaker

धृतराष्ट उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Mahābhārata
• Udyoga Parva
• Yāna–Sandhi Parva
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

As a colophon, the verse does not teach through direct instruction; it frames the ethical setting: the story is placed within efforts toward yāna (mission) and sandhi (settlement), highlighting that war is preceded by opportunities for negotiation and responsible counsel—an implicit reminder of dharma in statecraft.

What is happening in the narrative?

This line formally closes the chapter, identifying the larger book (Udyoga Parva), the relevant sub-section (Yāna–Sandhi Parva), and the speaker-context (Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s words). It signals a transition point in the diplomacy-centered portion of the epic.