Shloka 163

Devanagari script

इति श्रीमहाभारते आदिपर्वणि बकवधपर्वणि बकवधे त्रिषष्ट्यधिकशततमो< ध्याय:,इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत आदिपर्वके अन्तर्गत बकवधपर्वमें बकायुरवधविषयक एक सौ तिरसठवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti śrīmahābhārate ādiparvaṇi bakavadhaparvaṇi bakavadhe triṣaṣṭyadhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ |

Translation

وهكذا، في «شري مهابهاراتا»، ضمن «الأدي بارفا»، في قسم «بكَوَذَه-بارفا»، يختتم الفصل الثالث والستون بعد المئة المتعلق بقتل بكايورا (باكا).

Word by Word

इतिthus; end-quote marker

श्रीमहाभारतेin the Śrī-Mahābhārata

आदिपर्वणिin the Ādi-parvan

बकवधपर्वणिin the Baka-slaying section (parvan)

बकवधेin (the episode of) Baka’s slaying

त्रिषष्टिsixty-three

अधिकmore; additional

शततमःhundredth

अध्यायःchapter

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Śrī Mahābhārata

Ādi Parva

Bakavadha-parvan

Baka

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?

Even when a narrative closes with a formal colophon, the ethical thrust remains clear: dharma includes safeguarding society from exploiters and protecting those who cannot protect themselves. The end of Baka symbolizes the restoration of order through rightful action against predatory harm.

What is happening in the narrative?

This line is a concluding colophon stating that the 163rd chapter of the Ādi Parva—specifically the section dealing with the slaying of Baka—has ended. It signals the completion of the Bakavadha episode within the larger Mahābhārata narration attributed here to Vaiśampāyana.