Shloka 134

Adhyāya 136: Yavakrī–Bharadvāja Saṃvāda and the Bāladhī–Dhanuṣākṣa Gāthā

Arrogance, Boons, and Nimitta

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमह़्ा भारत वनपव्वके अन्तर्गत तीर्थयात्रापरवमें लोमशती र्थयात्राके प्रसंगें अष्टावक्रीयोपाख्यानविषयक एक सौ चौंतीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

Iti prakāraḥ Śrīmahābhārate Vanaparvaṇi antargate tīrthayātrāparvaṇi Lomaśatīrthayātrāprasange Aṣṭāvakrīyopākhyānaviṣayaka ekaśatacatuḥtriṃśattamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ.

Translation

Thus ends the one hundred and thirty-fourth chapter of the Aṣṭāvakra episode, occurring within the pilgrimage section of the Vana Parva of the Śrī Mahābhārata, in the context of Lomāśa’s narration of sacred journeys.

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: auspiciousness; honorific 'Śrī'
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• महाभारत: the Mahābhārata
• 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 Tīrtha-yātrā section/chapter
• तीर्थयात्रापर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थयात्रापर्व
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• लोमशतीर्थयात्रा: in (the account of) Lomasha's pilgrimage
• लोमशतीर्थयात्रा: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोमशतीर्थयात्रा
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• प्रसङ्गे: in the context/episode
• प्रसङ्गे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसङ्ग
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• अष्टावक्रीयोपाख्यानविषयक: pertaining to the episode (upākhyāna) of Aṣṭāvakra
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अष्टावक्रीयोपाख्यानविषयक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• एकशतचतुस्त्रिंशत्तमः: one-hundred-and-thirty-fourth
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एकशतचतुस्त्रिंशत्तम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

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

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

Speaker

लोगश उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śrīmahābhārata
• Vana Parva
• Tīrthayātrā Parva
• Lomāśa
• Aṣṭāvakra

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

As a colophon, the verse’s function is to frame learning as a guided journey: the Mahābhārata embeds ethical instruction within tīrtha-yātrā and exemplary sub-stories (upākhyānas). The closure reminds the reader that dharma is transmitted through remembered narratives and sacred contexts, not only through heroic action.

What is happening in the narrative?

The text is marking the completion of a chapter: the 134th chapter of the Aṣṭāvakra-related episode within the Tīrthayātrā section of the Vana Parva, presented in the setting of Lomāśa’s pilgrimage narration.