Shloka 104

आदि पर्व — अध्याय १०६

Pāṇḍu’s Gifts, Forest Residence, and Vidura’s Marriage

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत आदिपर्वके अन्तर्गत सम्भवपर्वर्में सत्यवती- उपदेशविषयक एक सौ चारवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

Iti prakāraṃ śrīmahābhārate ādiparvake antargataṃ sambhavaparvaṇi satyavatī-upadeśa-viṣayaka ekaśata-caturtho 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ.

Translation

So endet das hundertvierte Kapitel des Sambhava-Abschnitts innerhalb der Ādi Parva des ehrwürdigen Mahābhārata, ein Kapitel, das Satyavatīs (Satyavatī) Unterweisung zum Mittelpunkt hat. Diese Schlussformel kennzeichnet den Abschluss einer lehrhaften Episode und hebt hervor, wie die Führung der Älteren und die rechte Weitergabe der Absicht Geschlecht, Pflicht (Dharma) und den Gang der Ereignisse prägen.

Word by Word

इतिthus

प्रकारम्manner/way

श्रीमहाभारतेin the Śrī-Mahābhārata

आदिपर्वणिin the Ādi-parvan

अन्तर्गतसम्भवपर्वणिin the Sambhava-parvan included (therein)

सत्यवतीSatyavatī

उपदेशविषयकःconcerning the instruction/advice

एकशतचतुर्थःone-hundred-and-fourth

अध्यायःchapter

समाप्तःcompleted/ended

अभवत्was/became

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Mahābhārata

Ādi Parva

Sambhava Parva

Satyavatī

Vaiśampāyana

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?

The verse is a colophon signaling the completion of a chapter whose subject is Satyavatī’s counsel; it highlights the Mahābhārata’s emphasis on the ethical weight of guidance—how instruction from elders and guardians of lineage can determine rightful action and future consequences.

What is happening in the narrative?

This is an editorial/narrative closing line: Vaiśampāyana indicates that the 104th chapter of the Sambhava Parva within the Ādi Parva—focused on Satyavatī’s instruction—has concluded.