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एकचक्रानिवासे ब्राह्मणगृहदुःखश्रवणम् | Hearing the Brāhmaṇa Household’s Distress at Ekacakrā
इति श्रीमहा भारते आदिपर्वणि जतुगृहपर्वणि वारणावतगमने चतुश्चत्वारिंशदधिकशततमो< ध्याय:,इस प्रकार श्रीमह्ाभारत आदिपर्वके अन्तर्गत जदुगृहपर्वमें पाण्डवोंकी वारणावतयात्राविषयक एक सौ चौवालीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti śrīmahābhārate ādiparvaṇi jatugṛhapārvaṇi vāraṇāvatagamane catuścatvāriṃśadadhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ |
Ainsi s’achève le cent quarante-quatrième chapitre de l’Ādi Parva du Śrī Mahābhārata, dans la section du Jatugṛha (la Maison de laque), décrivant le voyage des Pāṇḍava vers Vāraṇāvata.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The colophon closes a unit centered on covert harm and forced movement, underscoring an ethical contrast: dharma requires alertness and restraint, while adharma often operates through manipulation rather than open confrontation. It prepares the reader to see how endurance and prudence become necessary virtues when power is misused.
This is an end-of-chapter colophon stating that the chapter dealing with the Pāṇḍavas’ journey to Vāraṇāvata, within the lac-house (Jatugṛha) episode of the Ādi Parva, has concluded.