Shloka 115

Āraṇyaka Parva, Adhyāya 116: Jamadagni–Reṇukā Narrative and the Kārtavīrya Conflict

Akṛtavraṇa’s Account

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत वनपर्वके अन्तर्गत तीर्थयात्रापर्वमें लोगशती र्थयात्राके प्रसंगमें कार्तवीर्योपाख्यानविषयक एक सौ पन्द्रहवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti prakāraṁ śrīmahābhārate vanaparvake antargataṁ tīrthayātrāparvaṇi loṅgaśatīrthayātrāprasange kārtavīryopākhyānaviṣayaka ekaśatapañcadaśo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ

Translation

Thus, in the Śrī Mahābhārata, within the Vana Parva, the one hundred and fifteenth chapter concludes in the Tīrtha-yātrā section, in the context of the pilgrimage to the sacred place called Loṅgaśatīrtha, dealing with the episode concerning Kārtavīrya.

Word by Word

• इति: thus; end-quote marker
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• प्रकारेण: in this manner; by this way
• प्रकारेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रकार
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• श्री: revered; auspiciousness (honorific)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• महाभारत: the Mahabharata
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाभारत
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• वनपर्वके: in the Vana-parvan (Forest Book)
• वनपर्वके: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वनपर्व
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

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

• तीर्थयात्रापर्वणि: in the Tirthayatra-parvan (section on pilgrimage)
• तीर्थयात्रापर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थयात्रापर्व
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• लोकशतीर्थयात्रायाः: of the pilgrimage to Lokashati (place-name)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोकशतीर्थयात्रा
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Singular

• प्रसङ्गे: in the context; on the occasion
• प्रसङ्गे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसङ्ग
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• कार्तवीर्योपाख्यानविषयकः: pertaining to the narrative of Kartavirya
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कार्तवीर्य-उपाख्यान-विषयक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

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

• पञ्चदश: fifteen
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्चदश
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

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

• अभवत्: was; became
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Imperfect, 3, Singular

Speaker

अकृतव्रण उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Mahābhārata
• Vana Parva
• Tīrtha-yātrā Parva
• Loṅgaśatīrtha
• Kārtavīrya (Arjuna)
• Akṛtavraṇa (speaker label)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

As a chapter-colophon, the line chiefly teaches how the epic frames moral instruction: pilgrimage (tīrtha-yātrā) is presented as a dharmic practice, and illustrative royal episodes (upākhyāna) like that of Kārtavīrya are used to reflect on ideals and limits of power, merit, and conduct.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narration reaches a formal close: it states that the 115th chapter has ended within Vana Parva’s pilgrimage section, specifically in the context of the Loṅgaśatīrtha pilgrimage episode, and that the chapter’s subject matter concerned the Kārtavīrya-related tale.