Shloka 95

कण्वोपदेशः—नश्वरबलविवेकः तथा मातलिगुणकेश्याः आख्यानारम्भः

Kaṇva’s Counsel on Impermanent Power; Opening of the Mātali–Guṇakeśī Narrative

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमह्माभारत उद्योगपर्वके अन्तर्गत भगवद्यानपर्वमें कौरवसभामें श्रीकृष्णवाक्यविषयक पंचानबेवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti prakāraḥ śrīmahābhārate udyogaparvaṇi antargate bhagavadyānaparvaṇi kauravasabhāyāṃ śrīkṛṣṇavākyaviṣayakaḥ pañcānavatitamādhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ abhavat

Translation

Như vậy kết thúc chương thứ chín mươi lăm của Udyoga Parva trong Śrī Mahābhārata, thuộc phần Bhagavad-yāna (Sứ mệnh của Đấng Chúa), nói về những lời của Śrī Kṛṣṇa trước hội nghị của nhà Kaurava.

Word by Word

इतिthus

प्रकारम्manner/way

श्रीauspiciousness; honorific 'Shri'

महाभारतMahabharata

उद्योगपर्वin the Udyoga Parva

अन्तर्गतincluded/contained (within)

भगवद्यानपर्वin the Bhagavadyana Parva

कौरवसभाin the Kaurava assembly

श्रीकृष्णवाक्यविषयकconcerning the words of Shri Krishna

पञ्चनवतितमःninety-fifth

अध्यायःchapter

पूरःcomplete

अभवत्was/became

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Śrī Kṛṣṇa

Kauravas

Kaurava-sabhā

Śrī Mahābhārata

Udyoga Parva

Bhagavad-yāna Parva

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?

The colophon signals the completion of a chapter centered on Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s counsel in the Kaurava court, highlighting a recurring Mahābhārata ethic: wise, dharmic advice aimed at peace must be heeded, and the refusal of righteous counsel—often due to pride and attachment—sets the stage for destructive conflict.

What is happening in the narrative?

This is a formal closing statement (chapter-ending notice) indicating that the ninety-fifth chapter has concluded. It situates the chapter within Udyoga Parva, specifically the Bhagavad-yāna section, and notes that its subject is Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s speech in the Kauravas’ assembly.