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Mahabharata — Virata Parva, Shloka 70

इति श्रीमहाभारते विराटपर्वणि वैवाहिकपर्वणि पाण्डवप्रकाशे सप्ततितमो< ध्याय:

iti śrīmahābhārate virāṭaparvaṇi vaivāhikaparvaṇi pāṇḍavaprakāśe saptatitamo 'dhyāyaḥ

Ainsi s’achève le soixante-dixième chapitre du Virāṭa Parva du Śrī Mahābhārata, dans la section consacrée au mariage (Vaivāhika-parvan), au sein de l’épisode appelé « Révélation des Pāṇḍava ». Il s’agit d’un colophon marquant la clôture du chapitre, et non d’un vers prononcé : il situe le récit au moment où les identités dissimulées des Pāṇḍava sont dévoilées, ouvrant la voie à une alliance légitime et au rétablissement du dharma par des liens sociaux reconnus.

इतिthus; end-quotation marker
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
Formtrue
श्रीमहाभारतेin the auspicious Mahābhārata
श्रीमहाभारते:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootश्रीमहाभारत
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
विराटपर्वणिin the Virāṭa-parvan
विराटपर्वणि:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootविराटपर्वन्
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
वैवाहिकपर्वणिin the (sub-)parvan called Vaivāhika
वैवाहिकपर्वणि:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootवैवाहिकपर्वन्
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
पाण्डवप्रकाशेin (the section called) ‘Pāṇḍava-prakāśa’ (revelation of the Pāṇḍavas)
पाण्डवप्रकाशे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootपाण्डवप्रकाश
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
सप्ततितमःseventieth
सप्ततितमः:
TypeAdjective
Rootसप्ततितम
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अध्यायःchapter
अध्यायः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअध्याय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular

अर्जुन उवाच

Ś
Śrī Mahābhārata
V
Virāṭa Parva
V
Vaivāhika Parvan
P
Pāṇḍavas

Educational Q&A

As a colophon, the line does not teach through direct instruction; it frames the ethical arc of the episode: concealed virtue and rightful conduct culminate in public recognition, enabling lawful alliances and the re-establishment of dharma through socially sanctioned bonds and political legitimacy.

This is the chapter-ending marker for Virāṭa Parva, Adhyāya 70, placed in the marriage-related section and the ‘Revelation of the Pāṇḍavas’ episode—signaling that the chapter’s events have concluded and locating them within the broader structure of the parva.