Shloka 137

Raibhya-putrayoḥ satra-vṛttāntaḥ — The Satra Episode of Raibhya’s Sons

Parāvasu and Arvāvasu

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमह्ााभारत वनपर्वके अन्तर्गत तीर्थयात्रापर्वमें लोमशतीर्थयात्राके प्रसंगमें यवक्रीतोपाख्यानविषयक एक सौ सैंतीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti prakāraṁ śrīmahābhārata-vanaparvake antargataṁ tīrthayātrāparvaṇi lomaśatīrthayātrā-prasaṅge yavakrītopākhyāna-viṣayaka ekaśata-saptatriṁśattamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ

Translation

Demikian berakhir bab ke-137 Mahābhārata, Vana Parva, dalam bagian Tīrtha-yātrā Parva, pada rangkaian kisah ziarah Lomāśa—bab ini memuat upākhyāna tentang Yavakrīta.

Word by Word

इतिthus; end-quote marker

प्रकारेणin this manner

श्रीमहाभारतेin the (holy) Mahabharata

वनपर्वणिin the Vana Parva

अन्तर्गतेincluded; contained

तीर्थयात्रापर्वणिin the Tirthayatra Parva

लोमशतीर्थयात्रायाःof Lomasha's pilgrimage

प्रसङ्गेin the context/episode

यवक्रीतोपाख्यानविषयकःconcerning the Yavakrīta-upakhyāna

एकशतसप्तत्रिंशत्तमःone-hundred-and-thirty-seventh

अध्यायःchapter

समाप्तःcompleted; finished

अभवत्was; became

Speaker

लोगमश उवाच

Characters & Entities

Lomāśa

Mahābhārata

Vana Parva

Tīrtha-yātrā Parva

Yavakrīta

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

As a colophon, the verse primarily teaches how the Mahābhārata frames moral instruction: an upākhyāna (illustrative tale) is embedded within a larger pilgrimage discourse, signaling that sacred travel is accompanied by ethical reflection and remembered exempla.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator Lomāśa concludes the chapter, stating that the 137th chapter—focused on the Yavakrīta episode within the Tīrtha-yātrā Parva of the Vana Parva—has been completed.