Shloka 99

हिरण्यपुरवर्णनम्

Description of Hiraṇyapura and the Nivātakavacas

Devanagari script

इति श्रीमहाभारते उद्योगपर्वणि भगवद्यानपर्वणि मातलिवरान्वेषणे एकोनशततमो<ध्याय:

Transliteration

iti śrīmahābhārate udyogaparvaṇi bhagavadyānaparvaṇi mātalivarānveṣaṇe ekonaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

Vậy là kết thúc chương thứ chín mươi chín của Udyoga Parva trong Śrī Mahābhārata, thuộc phần Bhagavad-yāna (sứ mệnh thiêng), cụ thể là đoạn “Mātali tìm kiếm sự tuyển chọn ưu việt”. Lời kết (colophon) này đánh dấu sự khép lại của đơn vị tự sự và báo hiệu sự chuyển sang những căng thẳng đạo lý và chính trị tiếp diễn trước chiến tranh.

Word by Word

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

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

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

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

• मातलिवरान्वेषणे: in the search for the excellent Mātali
• मातलिवरान्वेषणे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातलिवरान्वेषण
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• एकोनशततमः: the ninety-ninth
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एकोनशततम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Mahābhārata
• Udyoga Parva
• Bhagavad-yāna Parva (section)
• Mātali

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

This line is a colophon rather than a didactic verse: its function is to mark closure and locate the chapter within the Mahābhārata’s larger architecture. Ethically, it reminds readers that the epic’s teachings unfold through carefully framed narrative units—each episode contributing to the broader inquiry into dharma amid political crisis.

What is happening in the narrative?

The statement announces the end of the chapter in the Udyoga Parva, within the Bhagavad-yāna section, specifically the episode titled “the search for the excellent Mātali.” It serves as a formal transition point to the next chapter/episode.