स्त्रीशूद्रद्विजबन्धूनां त्रयी न श्रुतिगोचरा । कर्मश्रेयसि मूढानां श्रेय एवं भवेदिह । इति भारतमाख्यानं कृपया मुनिना कृतम् ॥ २५ ॥
stri-sudra-dvijabandhunam trayi na sruti-gocara karma-sreyasi mudhanam sreya evam bhaved iha iti bharatam akhyanam krpaya munina krtam
- stri
- the woman class
- sudra
- the laboring class
- dvija-bandhunam
- of the friends of the twice-born
- trayi
- the three sacrificial Vedas
- na sruti-gocara
- not allowed to be heard
- karma-sreyasi
- in the successful execution of ritual duties
- mudhanam
- of the less intelligent
- sreyah
- supreme benefit
- evam
- thus
- bhavet
- achieved
- iha
- by this
- iti
- thus thinking
- bharatam
- the great Mahabharata
- akhyanam
- historical facts
- krpaya
- out of great mercy
- munina
- by the muni
- krtam
- is completed
Out of compassion, the great sage thought it wise that this would enable men to achieve the ultimate goal of life. Thus he compiled the great historical narration called the Mahabharata for women, laborers and friends of the twice-born.