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Shloka 290

अग्निवंशवर्णनम् (Agni-vaṃśa-varṇana) / The Genealogy and Function of Agni

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत वनपर्वके अन्तर्गत मार्कण्डेयसमास्यापर्वमें ब्राह्मणमाहात्म्यविषयक दो सौ दसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti prakāraṁ śrīmahābhārate vanaparvake antargata mārkaṇḍeyasamāsyāparvame brāhmaṇamāhātmyaviṣayaka dviśata-daśamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ

Translation

Así, en el Śrī Mahābhārata, dentro del Vana Parva—en particular, en la subsección Markandeya Samasya—queda concluido el capítulo doscientos diez, relativo a la grandeza y santidad del brāhmaṇa. Esta línea actúa como un colofón formal, señalando el fin de una unidad de enseñanza que subraya la conducta ética y la reverencia por la disciplina espiritual.

Word by Word

इतिthus; end-quote marker

प्रकारम्manner; way

श्रीमहाभारतof the revered Mahabharata

वनपर्वin the Vana Parva (Forest Book)

अन्तर्गतincluded; contained (within)

मार्कण्डेयसमास्यापर्वin the Markandeya-samasya sub-parva

ब्राह्मणमाहात्म्यविषयकhaving as its topic the greatness of Brahmins

द्विशतtwo-hundred (and)

दशमtenth

अध्यायchapter

पूराcomplete; finished

अभवत्was; became (was completed)

Speaker

व्याध उवाच

Characters & Entities

Śrī Mahābhārata

Vana Parva

Mārkaṇḍeya-samāsyā-parva

Brāhmaṇa

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

As a colophon, the line does not add new instruction; it signals that the preceding unit’s teaching centers on brāhmaṇa-māhātmya—upholding dharma through respect for learning, restraint, and spiritual authority.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator/editorial voice closes the chapter, identifying its placement in Vana Parva and its topic, and formally marking the end of the adhyāya.