Shloka 52

Āstīka Stops the Sarpa-satra; Royal Closure and Protective Phalaśruti (आस्तीकः सर्पसत्रनिवर्तनम्)

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत आदिपववके अन्तर्गत आस्तीकपर्वमें सर्पसत्रोपक्रमाविषयक बावनवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

Iti prakāraḥ Śrīmahābhārata Ādiparva-ke antargata Āstīkaparva-meṃ sarpasatropakrama-viṣayaka bāvanavāṃ adhyāya pūrā huā.

Translation

Así concluye el capítulo quincuagésimo segundo, relativo al comienzo del sacrificio de las serpientes, dentro de la sección de Āstīka del Ādi Parva del venerable Mahābhārata.

Word by Word

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

• प्रकारेण: in this manner
• प्रकारेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रकार
• Form: masculine, instrumental, singular

• श्रीमहाभारते: in the Śrī-Mahābhārata
• श्रीमहाभारते: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीमहाभारत
• Form: neuter, locative, singular

• आदिपर्वणि: in the Ādi-parvan
• आदिपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदिपर्वन्
• Form: neuter, locative, singular

• अन्तर्गत: included; contained
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्तर्गम्
• Form: neuter, locative, singular

• आस्तीकपर्वणि: in the Āstīka-parvan
• आस्तीकपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: आस्तीकपर्वन्
• Form: neuter, locative, singular

• सर्पसत्रोपक्रमविषयक: concerning the commencement of the snake-sacrifice
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्पसत्र-उपक्रम-विषयक
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• द्विपञ्चाशत्तमः: fifty-second
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्विपञ्चाशत्तम
• 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 (laṅ), 3rd, singular

Speaker

जनमेजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śrīmahābhārata
• Ādi Parva
• Āstīka Parva
• Sarpa-satra (serpent-sacrifice)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

As a colophon marking the chapter’s close, it underscores the gravity of initiating powerful rituals: actions—especially those motivated by vengeance—carry ethical consequences, and the epic’s frame invites reflection on restraint and dharma in the use of religious power.

What is happening in the narrative?

This is an end-of-chapter notice stating that the fifty-second chapter, dealing with the commencement of the serpent-sacrifice (sarpa-satra), within the Āstīka episode of the Ādi Parva, has concluded.