Shloka 186

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत द्रोणपर्वके अन्तर्गत द्रोणवधपर्वमें संकुलयुद्धविषयक एक सौ छियासीवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti prakāraṃ śrīmahābhārate droṇaparvake antargataṃ droṇavadhaparvaṇi saṅkulayuddhaviṣayaka ekaśataṣaṭyāśītitamo 'dhyāyaḥ samāptaḥ

Translation

Thus, in the Śrī Mahābhārata, within the Droṇa Parva—specifically in the section on the slaying of Droṇa—the one hundred and eighty-sixth chapter, dealing with the confused and densely entangled fighting, is concluded.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति
• Form: avyaya

• प्रकारेण: in this manner
• प्रकारेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रकार
• Form: masculine, instrumental, singular

• श्री: revered/auspicious (honorific)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री
• Form: feminine, nominative, singular (honorific prefix used indeclinably)

• महाभारतम्: the Mahabharata
• महाभारतम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाभारत
• Form: neuter, nominative, singular (as title; often treated as indeclinable in colophons)

• द्रोणपर्वके: in the Drona-parvan section
• द्रोणपर्वके: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्रोणपर्वक
• Form: neuter, locative, singular

• अन्तर्गत: included/contained
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्तर्गत
• Form: neuter, nominative, singular (agreeing with अध्यायः understood)

• द्रोणवधपर्वणि: in the Drona-slaying sub-parvan
• द्रोणवधपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रोणवधपर्वन्
• Form: neuter, locative, singular

• संकुलयुद्धविषयकः: concerning the confused/complex battle
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संकुलयुद्धविषयक
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular (agreeing with अध्यायः)

• एकशतषट्-अशीतितमः: one hundred eighty-sixth
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एकशतषट्अशीतितम
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular (agreeing with अध्यायः)

• 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 (laṅ), 3rd person, singular

Speaker

भीमसेन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Mahābhārata
• Droṇa Parva
• Droṇavadha Parva (Droṇa-vadha section)
• Saṅkula-yuddha (confused battle)