Shloka 206

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत वनपर्वके अन्तर्गत मार्कण्डेययमास्यापर्वमें पतिव्रतोपाख्यानविषयक दो सौ छठाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti prakāraṁ śrīmahābhārata-vanaparva-ke antargata mārkaṇḍeyasamāsyāparva-me pativratopākhyāna-viṣayaka do sau chaṭhāṁ adhyāya pūrā huā

Translation

Thus ends the two hundred and sixth chapter in the Vana Parva of the Śrī Mahābhārata, within the Markandeya-samāsya section, dealing with the narrative of the devoted wife (pativratā). This closing colophon signals the completion of a teaching episode that upholds steadfast marital fidelity and dharmic conduct as a moral ideal.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

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

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

• वनपर्व: of the Vana Parva
• Type: Noun
• Root: वनपर्व
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Singular

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

• मार्कण्डेयसमास्यापर्व: in the Markandeya-samasyā-parvan (section)
• मार्कण्डेयसमास्यापर्व: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मार्कण्डेयसमास्यापर्व
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• पतिव्रतोपाख्यानविषयक: concerning the narrative of the devoted wife (pativratā)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पतिव्रतोपाख्यानविषयक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• द्विशतष्ठितम: two hundred and sixth
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्विशतष्ठितम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• समाप्तः: completed
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समाप्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Mahābhārata
• Vana Parva
• Markaṇḍeya

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The colophon marks the completion of a didactic episode centered on pativratā-dharma—steadfast devotion and ethical conduct—presented as a moral exemplar within the broader framework of dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

No new action occurs here; it is a formal closing statement indicating that the 206th chapter of the Vana Parva, in the Markandeya-related sub-section, and focused on the pativratā narrative, has concluded.