Shloka 179

Ādi Parva, Adhyāya 180 — Svayaṃvara-Virodha and Pāṇḍava Parākrama

Draupadī Episode

Devanagari script

इति श्रीमहाभारते आदिपर्वणि चैत्ररथपर्वण्यौर्वोपाख्याने एकोनाशीत्यधिकशततमो< ध्याय:

Transliteration

iti śrīmahābhārate ādiparvaṇi caitrarathaparvaṇy aurvopākhyāne ekonāśītyadhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

Thus, in the Śrī Mahābhārata, within the Ādi Parva—specifically in the Caitraratha section—this concludes the Aūrva episode, marking the one-hundred-and-seventy-ninth chapter.

Word by Word

इतिthus; end-quote marker

श्रीमहाभारतेin the revered Mahabharata

आदिपर्वणिin the Adi Parva

चैत्ररथपर्वणिin the Chaitraratha-parvan section

और्वोपाख्यानेin the Auurva-upakhyana (tale of Aurva)

एकोनाशीत्यधिकशततमःthe one-hundred-and-seventy-ninth

अध्यायःchapter

Speaker

वसिष्ठ उवाच

Characters & Entities

Mahābhārata

Ādi Parva

Caitraratha Parvan

Aūrva

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

This line itself is not a moral instruction but a colophon. Its pedagogical value lies in preserving the integrity of the teaching-story (Aūrva’s episode) by clearly marking its textual boundaries and placement, enabling readers to interpret its dharmic message within the correct narrative frame.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrative segment called the Aūrva Upākhyāna has concluded, and the text formally notes that this is the end-marker for the chapter within the Caitraratha section of the Ādi Parva.