Shloka 174

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत वनपर्वके अन्तर्गत निवातकवचयुद्धपर्वमें अस्रदर्शनके लिये संकेतविषयक एक सौ चौह्तत्तरवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti prakāraṁ śrīmahābhārata-vanaparvake antargata-nivātakavaca-yuddha-parvaṇi astradarśanāya saṅketa-viṣayaka ekaśata-catuḥsaptatitamaḥ adhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ

Translation

Demikian berakhir bab ke-174 dalam Vana Parva Mahābhārata, pada bagian Nivātakavaca-yuddha, mengenai isyarat yang disepakati untuk tujuan penyingkapan dan peragaan senjata-senjata surgawi.

Word by Word

इतिthus (end-quote marker)

प्रकारम्manner, way

श्रीमहाभारतेin the Śrī-Mahābhārata

वनपर्वणिin the Vana Parva

अन्तर्गतेincluded (within)

निवातकवचयुद्धपर्वणिin the Nivātakavaca-battle sub-parvan

अस्त्रदर्शनायfor the showing/display of weapons

सङ्केतविषयकःconcerning the topic of indication/signals

एकशतचतुर्सप्ततितमःone-hundred-seventy-fourth

अध्यायःchapter

सम्पूर्णःcompleted, finished

अभवत्was, became (was completed)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Mahābhārata

Vana Parva

Nivātakavaca-yuddha-parvan

astra (divine weapons)

saṅketa (signal)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even in the context of war, action should be governed by order, restraint, and clear procedure; the mention of a prearranged signal for revealing weapons highlights disciplined coordination rather than impulsive violence.

What is happening in the narrative?

This is a colophon-style closing statement: it announces that the 174th chapter has concluded, situating it within Vana Parva and the Nivātakavaca battle episode, and noting that the chapter’s subject concerned a signal connected with the demonstration or disclosure of divine weapons.