Shloka 54

कलेर्द्वापरस्य च नले प्रति कोपः

Kali and Dvāpara’s Resolve Against Nala

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत वनपर्वके अन्तर्गत नलोपाख्यानपर्वमें इन्द्रनारदरसंवादविषयक चौवनवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti prakāraḥ śrīmahābhārata-vanaparvake antargata-nalopākhyāna-parvaṇi indra-nārada-saṃvāda-viṣayakaś catuḥpañcāśattamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ

Translation

So endet das vierundfünfzigste Kapitel der Nala-Erzählung innerhalb des Vana Parva des Śrī Mahābhārata, das den Dialog zwischen Indra und Nārada behandelt. Dieses abschließende Kolophon kennzeichnet den Abschluss jenes Abschnitts und kündigt einen Übergang im Erzählfluss an, wobei es die geordnete Überlieferung und Bewahrung des Textes hervorhebt.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• प्रकारम्: manner/way
• प्रकारम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रकार
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• श्रीमहाभारत: the revered Mahabharata
• श्रीमहाभारत: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीमहाभारत
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

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

• अन्तर्गत: included/contained
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्तर्गत
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• नलोपाख्यानपर्व: in the Nala-upakhyana section
• नलोपाख्यानपर्व: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: नलोपाख्यानपर्व
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• इन्द्रनारदसंवादविषयक: concerning the dialogue of Indra and Narada
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इन्द्रनारदसंवादविषयक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• चतुःपञ्चाशत्तमः: fifty-fourth
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुःपञ्चाशत्तम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• सम्पूर्णः: completed
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्पूर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अभवत्: was/became
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), Third, Singular

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Mahābhārata
• Vana Parva
• Nalopākhyāna (Nala episode)
• Indra
• Nārada

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

As a colophon, the verse primarily teaches textual discipline: it formally closes a chapter and preserves the epic’s structure, reminding readers that dharma is conveyed through carefully ordered narration and authoritative transmission.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator marks the completion of the fifty-fourth chapter within the Nalopākhyāna section of Vana Parva, specifically the portion centered on the Indra–Nārada dialogue, indicating a transition to the next chapter or topic.