Shloka 135

Devanagari script

इति श्रीमहाभारते वनपर्वणि तीर्थयात्रापर्वणि लोमशतीर्थयात्रायां यवक्रीतोपाख्याने पज्चत्रिंशदधिकशततमो<ध्याय:

Transliteration

iti śrīmahābhārate vanaparvaṇi tīrthayātrāparvaṇi lomaśatīrthayātrāyāṃ yavakrītopākhyāne pañcatriṃśadadhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

هكذا ينتهي الفصل السادس والثلاثون بعد المئة من «فانا بارفا» من «شري مهابهاراتا»، ضمن قسم الحجّ إلى المواضع المقدّسة (تيرثا-ياترا بارفا)، في خبر رحلة لوماشا، في الحلقة المتعلّقة بيافاكريتا. وتشير هذه الخاتمة (الكولوفون) إلى تمام وحدةٍ سردية صيغت لتؤطّر التأمّل الأخلاقي عبر السفر المقدّس والقصص المَثَلية.

Word by Word

इतिthus; end-quote marker

श्रीमहाभारतेin the venerable Mahābhārata

वनपर्वणिin the Vana-parvan (Forest Book)

तीर्थयात्रापर्वणिin the Tīrthayātrā-parvan (Pilgrimage section)

लोमशतीर्थयात्रायाम्in Lomaśa's pilgrimage (narrative)

यवक्रीतोपाख्यानेin the episode (upākhyāna) of Yavakrīta

पञ्चत्रिंशदधिकशततमःone hundred and thirty-fifth

अध्यायःchapter

Speaker

लोगश उवाच

Characters & Entities

Śrī Mahābhārata

Vana Parva

Tīrtha-yātrā Parva

Lomaśa

Yavakrīta

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

As a colophon, the verse itself teaches indirectly: the Mahābhārata organizes ethical instruction through framed episodes—here, pilgrimage and an exemplary tale (Yavakrīta)—so that reflection on dharma is anchored in remembered narratives and sacred contexts.

What is happening in the narrative?

This line is not dialogue content but a formal closing statement marking the end of Adhyāya 136 in the Vana Parva, specifically within the Tīrtha-yātrā section and the Yavakrīta episode narrated in the context of Lomaśa’s pilgrimage.