Shloka 173
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत वनपर्वके अन्तर्गत निवातकवचयुद्धपर्वमें हिरण्यपुरवासी दैत्योंके वधसे सम्बन्ध रखनेवाला एक सौ तिहतत्तरवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
Iti prakāraṃ Śrīmahābhārata-Vana-parvaṇi antargate Nivātakavaca-yuddha-parvaṇi Hiraṇyapura-vāsī daityānāṃ vadhasambandhaṃ rakṣamāṇaḥ ekaśata-trisaptatitamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ.
এইদৰে শ্ৰীমহাভাৰতৰ বনপৰ্বৰ অন্তৰ্গত নিবাতকবচযুদ্ধপৰ্বত হিৰণ্যপুৰবাসী দৈত্যবধ-বিষয়ক একশ তিয়াত্তৰতম অধ্যায় সমাপ্ত হ’ল।
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the line does not present a direct moral aphorism; its implied ethical frame is that the defeat of destructive, adharma-aligned forces (here, Daityas associated with Hiraṇyapura and the Nivātakavacas) serves the restoration of order. It signals that violence in the epic is narrated as legitimate when aligned with a larger dharmic purpose and sanctioned within the story’s cosmic hierarchy.
This is the formal closing statement for the chapter: it announces that the 173rd chapter within Vana Parva—under the sub-section dealing with the battle against the Nivātakavacas—has concluded, specifically the portion connected with the slaying of the Daityas who lived in Hiraṇyapura.