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Shloka 87

कृष्ण-दूतविषये दुर्योधनस्य बन्धन-प्रस्तावः — Duryodhana’s Proposal to Detain Krishna

Envoy-Ethics Debate

Devanagari script

इति श्रीमहाभारते उद्योगपर्वणि भगवद्यानपर्वणि विदुरवाक्ये सप्ताशीतितमो< ध्याय:,इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत उद्योगपर्वके अन्तर्गत भगवद्यानपर्वमें विदुरवाक्यविषयक सतासीवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti śrīmahābhārate udyogaparvaṇi bhagavadyānaparvaṇi viduravākye saptāśītitamo 'dhyāyaḥ |

Translation

至此，《圣摩诃婆罗多》之《优提瑜伽篇》——尤以“主之使节”一段——以毗度罗之箴言为旨的第八十七章告终。此结语标明：毗度罗以达摩为根的劝诫已毕，其言旨在以正语与审慎治国之道，挽回干戈于未发。

Word by Word

itithus; so (end-quotation marker)

śrī-mahābhāratein the Śrī Mahābhārata

udyoga-parvaṇiin the Udyoga-parvan (Book of Effort)

bhagavat-yāna-parvaṇiin the Bhagavad-yāna-parvan (section on the Lord's mission/journey)

vidura-vākyein (the section called) 'Vidura's speech/words'

sapta-aśītitamaḥeighty-seventh

adhyāyaḥchapter

Speaker

विदुर उवाच

Characters & Entities

Śrī Mahābhārata

Udyoga Parva

Bhagavad-yāna Parva

Vidura

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?

This line is a colophon rather than a doctrinal verse: it signals that Vidura’s counsel has concluded. In context, Vidura’s speech embodies dharma-based ethical instruction and prudent political advice aimed at restraining adharma and preventing catastrophic war.

What is happening in the narrative?

The text is closing a chapter: it formally notes that, within the Udyoga Parva and the Bhagavad-yāna (the Lord’s embassy) section, the chapter focused on Vidura’s words has ended.