Shloka 72

Traigarta Attempt to Seize the Aśvamedha Horse; Arjuna’s Restraint and Tactical Victory

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमह्ााभारत आश्वमेधिकपरववके अन्तर्गत अनुगीतापर्वरमें यज्ञसामग्रीका सम्पादनविषयक बह्त्तरवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti prakāraṁ śrīmahābhārate āśvamedhikaparvaṇi antargata anugītāparvaṇi yajñasāmagrī-sampādana-viṣayakaḥ bahattaraḥ adhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ

Translation

Thus, in the Śrī Mahābhārata, within the Āśvamedhika Parva, in the Anugītā sub-section, the seventy-second chapter—concerning the procurement and preparation of materials for sacrifice—comes to an end. The closing note underscores the disciplined, orderly completion of ritual duties as part of dharma.

Word by Word

इतिthus

प्रकारम्manner/way

श्रीauspiciousness; honorific 'Śrī'

महाभारतम्the Mahābhārata

आश्वमेधिकपर्वणिin the Aśvamedhika Parva

अन्तर्गतincluded/contained

अनुगीतापर्वणिin the Anugītā Parva

यज्ञसामग्रीसम्पादनविषयकःconcerning the procurement of sacrificial materials

बहत्तरतमःseventy-second

अध्यायःchapter

सम्पूर्णःcompleted

अभवत्was/became

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Śrī Mahābhārata

Āśvamedhika Parva

Anugītā Parva

yajña (sacrifice)

yajñasāmagrī (sacrificial materials)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes