Shloka 286

Pṛthā’s Atithi-Sevā and the Gift of the Deva-Āhvāna Mantra (पृथायाः अतिथिसेवा तथा देवाह्वानमन्त्रप्रदानम्)

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत वनपर्वके अन्तर्गत रामोपाख्यानपर्वमें कुम्भकर्णका युद्धके लिये प्रस्थानविषयक दो सौ छियासीवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti prakāraḥ śrīmahābhārate vanaparvake antargate rāmopākhyānaparvaṇi kumbhakarṇasya yuddhāya prasthāna-viṣayakaḥ dviśata-ṣaḍaśītitamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ

Translation

Thus ends the two hundred and eighty-sixth chapter of the Rāmopākhyāna section within the Vana Parva of the revered Mahābhārata, describing Kumbhakarṇa’s departure to engage in battle. This colophon marks the narrative’s turn toward the war’s escalation, where duty, loyalty, and the cost of allegiance to unrighteous rule stand in sharper relief.

Word by Word

इतिthus

प्रकारम्manner/way

श्रीमहाभारतthe revered Mahabharata

वनपर्वकेof the Vana Parva

अन्तर्गतincluded/contained

रामोपाख्यानपर्वमेंin the Ramopakhyana-parva

कुम्भकर्णकाof Kumbhakarna

युद्धकेof the battle

लियेfor (the purpose of)

प्रस्थानविषयकconcerning the departure

द्विशतषट्यधिकद्विशततमःtwo hundred eighty-sixth

अध्यायःchapter

पूर्णःcompleted

अभवत्was/became

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Mahābhārata

Vana Parva

Rāmopākhyāna Parva

Kumbhakarṇa

Mārkaṇḍeya

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes