Shloka 85

दक्षिणदिशि तीर्थवर्णनम्

Southern Tīrthas: Godāvarī to Dvāravatī

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमह्ाभारत वनपवके अन्तर्गत तीर्थयात्रापर्वमें महार्षि पुलस्त्यकी तीर्थयात्राके सम्बन्धरें नारदवाक्यविषयक पचासीवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti prakāraṃ śrīmahābhārate vanaparvaṇi antargate tīrthayātrāparvaṇi maharṣi pulastyakī tīrthayātrā-sambandhe nāradavākya-viṣayakaḥ pañcāśītitamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ

Translation

Thus, in the Śrī Mahābhārata, within the Vana Parva, in the Tīrthayātrā Parva, the eighty-fifth chapter—concerning Nārada’s discourse in connection with the sage Pulastya’s account of pilgrimage—comes to an end.

Word by Word

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

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

• श्रीमहाभारते: in the (holy) Mahabharata
• श्रीमहाभारते: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाभारत
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• वनपर्वणि: in the Vana Parva
• वनपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वनपर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• अन्तर्गते: included/contained (within)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्तर्गत
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• तीर्थयात्रापर्वणि: in the Tirthayatra Parva
• तीर्थयात्रापर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थयात्रापर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• महर्षेः: of the great sage
• Type: Noun
• Root: महर्षि
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• पुलस्त्यस्य: of Pulastya
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुलस्त्य
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• तीर्थयात्रायाः: of the pilgrimage
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थयात्रा
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Singular

• सम्बन्धे: in connection with
• सम्बन्धे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम्बन्ध
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• नारदवाक्यविषयके: having Narada's speech as its subject
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नारदवाक्यविषयक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पञ्चाशीतमः: eighty-fifth
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्चाशीतम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

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

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

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Mahābhārata
• Vana Parva
• Tīrthayātrā Parva
• Maharṣi Pulastya
• Nārada

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

As a colophon, the verse primarily signals closure and emphasizes the dharmic value of tīrthayātrā (pilgrimage) as a recognized path of merit, framed through authoritative sages (Pulastya and Nārada) within the epic’s tradition of ethical instruction.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana marks the completion of the eighty-fifth chapter of the Tīrthayātrā Parva within the Vana Parva, indicating that the portion dealing with Nārada’s words connected to Pulastya’s pilgrimage account has concluded.