Shloka 93

Devanagari script

इति श्रीमहा भारते आदिपर्वणि सम्भवपर्वणि उत्तरयायातसमाप्तौ त्रिनवतितमो<ध्याय:

Transliteration

iti śrīmahābhārate ādiparvaṇi sambhavaparvaṇi uttarayāyātasamāptau trinavatitamo 'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

Ainsi, dans le vénérable Mahābhārata, au sein de l’Ādi Parva et plus précisément du Sambhava Parva, s’achève la section qui clôt le récit de « Uttara-yayāta » (le départ d’Uttara) ; ici se termine le quatre-vingt-treizième chapitre. Ce colophon marque une pause solennelle dans la narration, scellant l’achèvement d’une unité thématique et rappelant au récitant comme à l’auditeur l’ordonnancement rigoureux et la transmission du texte.

Word by Word

इतिthus; end of quotation

श्रीauspicious; venerable (honorific)

महाभारतेin the Mahābhārata

आदिपर्वणिin the Ādi-parvan

सम्भवपर्वणिin the Sambhava-parvan

उत्तरयायातसमाप्तौat the conclusion of (the section called) Uttarayāyāta

त्रिनवतितमःninety-third (ordinal)

अध्यायःchapter

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Mahābhārata

Ādi Parva

Sambhava Parva

Uttara

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

This verse is a colophon rather than a doctrinal statement; its lesson is indirect: it highlights disciplined preservation of tradition—clear divisions, careful attribution, and orderly completion—supporting responsible learning and transmission (śruti-smṛti style pedagogy).

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator signals the end of a chapter and the completion of a subsection dealing with ‘Uttara’s departure’ within the Sambhava Parva of the Ādi Parva; it functions as a formal closing line before the text proceeds to the next unit.