Shloka 309

Devanagari script

इति श्रीमहाभारते वनपर्वणि कुण्डलाहरणपर्वणि राधाकर्णप्राप्तौ नवाधिकत्रिशततमो<ध्याय:

Transliteration

iti śrīmahābhārate vanaparvaṇi kuṇḍalāharaṇaparvaṇi rādhākarṇaprāptau navādhikatriśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

Như vậy, trong Śrī Mahābhārata, thuộc Vana Parva, ở thiên nói về việc đoạt lấy đôi khuyên tai, chương thứ 309—kể về việc Karṇa đến (và được đón nhận bởi) Rādhā—đến đây kết thúc.

Word by Word

इतिthus; end-quote marker

श्रीमहाभारतेin the revered Mahābhārata

वनपर्वणिin the Vana-parvan (Forest Book)

कुण्डलाहरणपर्वणिin the section (parvan) on the taking of the earrings

राधाकर्णप्राप्तौin (the episode of) Karṇa's obtaining (by) Rādhā / Karṇa's being obtained by Rādhā (i.e., adoption/acceptance)

नवाधिकत्रिशततमःthree-hundred-and-ninth

अध्यायःchapter

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Mahābhārata

Vana Parva

Kuṇḍalāharaṇa-parvan

Rādhā

Karṇa

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

As a concluding colophon, the verse teaches how the epic organizes moral memory: major ethical outcomes (especially in war) are anchored in earlier episodes of identity, relationships, and choices. It signals that understanding dharma requires tracing causes across narrative sections, not only judging final actions.

What is happening in the narrative?

This is the chapter-ending marker: it announces that, within the Vana Parva and specifically the Kuṇḍalāharaṇa section, the 309th chapter—centered on Karṇa’s coming to Rādhā—has concluded, as recited by Vaiśampāyana.