Shloka 129
समन्तपञ्चक-आख्यानम् तथा अक्षौहिणी-प्रमाणनिर्णयः
Samantapañcaka Narrative and the Measure of an Akṣauhiṇī
महर्षेमन्दपालस्य शार्ड्र्या तनयसम्भव: । इत्येतदादिपर्वोक्त प्रथमं बहुविस्तरम्,इसके बाद महर्षि मन्दपालका शार्ड्ी पक्षीके गर्भसे पुत्र उत्पन्न करनेकी कथा है। इस प्रकार इस अत्यन्त विस्तृत आदिपर्वका सबसे प्रथम निरूपण हुआ है
maharṣer mandapālasya śārḍryā tanaya-sambhavaḥ | ity etad ādi-parvoktaṃ prathamaṃ bahu-vistaram |
«Voici le premier récit, d’une très grande ampleur, rapporté dans l’Ādi Parva : l’histoire de la manière dont le grand sage Mandapāla eut des fils nés de Śārḍrī (l’oiseau).» Le vers sert de repère narratif : il annonce la transition vers l’épisode de Mandapāla et la naissance de sa descendance, et souligne l’étendue de l’exposé inaugural de l’Ādi Parva.
राम उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse primarily serves as a structural cue rather than a direct moral injunction: it highlights how the Mahābhārata’s Ādi Parva begins with wide-ranging, detailed origins and lineages, preparing the reader to see later events as rooted in earlier causes and relationships.
The text signals that the next major episode concerns the sage Mandapāla and the birth of his sons through Śārḍrī, a bird, presenting this as part of the Ādi Parva’s first extensive exposition.