Shloka 120

Droṇa–Drupada Saṃvāda and Droṇa’s Reception at the Kuru Court (द्रोण-द्रुपद-संवादः; कुरुनगरप्रवेशः)

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमह्ाभारत आदिपर्वके अन्तर्गत सम्भवपर्वमें व्यूषिताश्नोपाख्यानविषयक एक सौ बीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti prakāraḥ śrīmahābhārata-ādiparva-ke antar-gata-sambhava-parvaṇi vyūṣitāśnopa-ākhyāna-viṣayaka eka-śata-viṁśatitamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ

Translation

Thus ends the one hundred and twentieth chapter of the Sambhava Parva within the Ādi Parva of the sacred Mahābhārata, concerning the narrative of Vyūṣitāśva.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• 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: महाभारत
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• आदिपर्वके: in the Adi-parvan section
• आदिपर्वके: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आदिपर्वक
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• अन्तर्गत: included within
• अन्तर्गत: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्तर्गत
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• सम्भवपर्वणि: in the Sambhava-parvan
• सम्भवपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम्भवपर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• व्यूषिताश्नोपाख्यानविषयकः: having as its subject the Vyushitashva-upakhyana
• व्यूषिताश्नोपाख्यानविषयकः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्यूषिताश्नोपाख्यानविषयक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• एक: one
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शत: hundred
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• विंशतितमः: twentieth
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विंशतितम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• पूर्णः: completed
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Mahābhārata
• Ādi Parva
• Sambhava Parva
• Vyūṣitāśva (episode/person referenced by title)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

As a chapter-ending colophon, the verse primarily teaches textual awareness: the Mahābhārata frames moral history through carefully segmented narratives. By marking the completion of an upākhyāna within the Sambhava Parva, it underscores that dharma is traced through origins, lineage, and the consequences of conduct across generations.

What is happening in the narrative?

The speaker (Vaiśampāyana) is not advancing the plot here but formally closing the chapter, stating that the 120th chapter—focused on the Vyūṣitāśva episode—has concluded within the Sambhava Parva of the Ādi Parva.