Shloka 64

Parīkṣit-janma-saṃkaṭa and Kuntī’s petition to Vāsudeva (परिक्षिज्जन्मसंकटं कुन्त्याः प्रार्थना च)

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत आश्वमेधिकपरव्वके अन्तर्गत अनुगीतापर्वमें द्रव्य लानेका उपक्रमविषयक चौंयठवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti prakāraṁ śrīmahābhārata āśvamedhika-parvaṇi antargata anugītā-parvaṇi dravya-lānopakrama-viṣayakaḥ catuḥṣaṣṭitamo ’dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ

Translation

Así concluye el capítulo sexagésimo cuarto, relativo al empeño de traer los materiales requeridos, en la sección del Anugītā contenida en el Aśvamedhika Parva del venerable Mahābhārata. Este colofón final señala el paso de la instrucción a la preparación práctica, subrayando que los fines justos han de sostenerse con esfuerzo ordenado y medios adecuados.

Word by Word

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

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

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

• आश्वमेधिकपर्वणि: in the Ashvamedhika Parva
• आश्वमेधिकपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: आश्वमेधिकपर्व
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• अन्तर्गत: included; contained within
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्तर्गत
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular (agreeing with अध्यायः)

• अनुगीतापर्वणि: in the Anugita Parva
• अनुगीतापर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुगीतापर्व
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• द्रव्यलानोपक्रमविषयकः: concerning the undertaking of bringing materials/wealth
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्रव्य-आनयन-उपक्रम-विषयक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular (agreeing with अध्यायः)

• चतुःषष्टितमः: sixty-fourth
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुःषष्टितम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular (agreeing with अध्यायः)

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

• समाप्तः: completed; finished
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समाप्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular (predicate of अध्यायः)

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

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śrīmahābhārata
• Āśvamedhika Parva
• Anugītā Parva

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

As a colophon, the verse does not teach through argument but through framing: it underscores that dharmic intentions (especially ritual or public duties) require proper preparation—gathering the necessary means and proceeding in an orderly, responsible way.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator marks the completion of a chapter in the Anugītā section within the Aśvamedhika Parva, specifying that the chapter’s topic was the undertaking of bringing materials (requisites), and formally closes it.