Shloka 202

Dharma-vyādha on Parental Worship

Pitṛ-mātṛ-śuśrūṣā as Paramadaivata

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत वनपर्वके अन्तर्गत मार्कण्डेयसमास्यापर्वमें धुन्धुमारोपाख्यानविषयक दी सौ दोवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

Iṣa prakāra Śrīmahābhārata Vanaparvake antargata Mārkaṇḍeyasamāsyāparvameṃ Dhundhumāropākhyānaviṣayaka dvi-śata dvitīya adhyāya pūrā huā.

Translation

وهكذا تنتهي الفصولُ الثانيةُ بعد المئتين من «ڤانا پرفا» من «شري مهابهاراتا»، ضمن القسم المتعلّق بماركاندييا، في شأن أوباخيانا (الحكاية المُضمَّنة) الخاصة بدُهُندُهُمارا. وهذه الخاتمةُ (الكولوفون) تُعلن اكتمال وحدةٍ سردية، وتحفظ ترتيب النصّ وطرائق نقله على سنن التقليد.

Word by Word

• इति: thus; end-quote marker
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• प्रकारेण: in this manner; by this way
• प्रकारेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रकार
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• श्रीमहाभारते: in the (holy) Mahabharata
• श्रीमहाभारते: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीमहाभारत
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• वनपर्वणि: in the Vana Parva
• वनपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वनपर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• अन्तर्गते: included; contained (within)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्तर्गत
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• मार्कण्डेयसमास्यापर्वणि: in the Markandeya-samasyā-parvan (section)
• मार्कण्डेयसमास्यापर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मार्कण्डेयसमास्यापर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• धुन्धुमारोपाख्यानविषये: on the topic of the Dhundhumara-upakhyana
• धुन्धुमारोपाख्यानविषये: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: धुन्धुमारोपाख्यानविषय
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• द्विशतद्वितीयः: two-hundred-and-second
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्विशतद्वितीय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• समाप्तः: completed; finished
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समाप्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अभवत्: was; became
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), 3rd, Singular

Speaker

उत्तड़क उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Mahābhārata
• Vana Parva
• Mārkaṇḍeya
• Dhundhumāra (episode/topic)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

This line functions as a colophon rather than a doctrinal verse: it teaches how the Mahābhārata is traditionally segmented and transmitted—by parva, sub-section, and episode—preserving textual continuity and authority.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrative pauses: the text announces the completion of the 202nd chapter in the Vana Parva, specifically the portion connected with Markandeya and the Dhundhumāra episode, marking the end of that chapter’s unit.