Shloka 220

Śārṅgakānāṃ Avināśaḥ (Why the Śārṅga Birds Were Spared) | शार्ङ्गकानामविनाशः

Devanagari script

इति श्रीमहा भारते आदिपर्वणि हरणाहरणपर्वणि विंशत्यधिकद्धिशततमो< ध्याय: ।। २२० || इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत आदिपरववके अन्तर्गत हरणाहरणपर्वमें दो सौ बीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti śrīmahābhārate ādiparvaṇi haraṇāharaṇaparvaṇi viṃśatyadhika-dviśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ || 220 ||

Translation

So endet im Śrī Mahābhārata, innerhalb des Ādi Parva, im Abschnitt namens Haraṇāharaṇa Parva, das zweihundertzwanzigste Kapitel. (Dies ist das Kolophon, das in der Gītā-Press-Ausgabe den Abschluss des Kapitels markiert.)

Word by Word

इतिthus; so; end-quote marker

श्रीauspiciousness; venerable (honorific)

महाभारतेin the Mahābhārata

आदिपर्वणिin the Ādi-parvan

हरणाहरणपर्वणिin the Haraṇāharaṇa-parvan (section)

विंशतिtwenty

अधिकadditional; more

द्विशततमःtwo-hundredth

अध्यायःchapter

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Śrī Mahābhārata

Ādi Parva

Haraṇāharaṇa Parva

Vaiśampāyana

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

This line is a colophon rather than a doctrinal verse: it teaches how the Mahābhārata is organized and transmitted—by clearly marking textual boundaries (parva, sub-parva, adhyāya), it supports careful study, accurate recitation, and faithful preservation of the tradition.

What is happening in the narrative?

No new narrative event occurs here. The statement simply announces that Chapter 220 has ended within the Ādi Parva, specifically in the Haraṇāharaṇa Parva section, as presented in the Gītā Press edition.