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Shloka 108

Ādi-parva 109: Pāṇḍu’s Forest Hunt and Kiṃdama’s Curse (पाण्डोर्मृगयावृत्तान्तः—किंदमशापः)

Devanagari script

इति श्रीमहाभारते आदिपर्वणि सम्भवपर्वणि पाण्डुराज्याभिषेकेडष्टाधिकशततमो<ध्याय:

Transliteration

iti śrīmahābhārate ādiparvaṇi sambhavaparvaṇi pāṇḍurājyābhiṣeke aṣṭādhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

इति श्रीमहाभारत के आदिपर्व के अन्तर्गत सम्भवपर्व में पाण्डु के राज्याभिषेक-विषयक एक सौ आठवाँ अध्याय समाप्त हुआ।

Word by Word

इतिthus; end-quote marker

श्रीमहाभारतेin the auspicious Mahābhārata

आदिपर्वणिin the Ādi-parvan (first book)

सम्भवपर्वणिin the Sambhava-parvan (section)

पाण्डुराज्याभिषेकेin (the topic of) Pāṇḍu's coronation to the kingdom

अष्टाधिकशततमःthe one-hundred-and-eighth

अध्यायःchapter

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Mahābhārata

Ādi Parva

Sambhava Parva

Pāṇḍu

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?

The colophon highlights that rightful rule is framed as dharmic order: kingship is not merely seized but ritually and socially sanctioned, emphasizing legitimacy, continuity of lineage, and governance aligned with established norms.

What is happening in the narrative?

This is the chapter-ending colophon stating that the 108th chapter (within the relevant division of the Ādi Parva) has concluded, and it identifies the chapter’s subject as Pāṇḍu’s royal consecration.