Shloka 272

Indrajit’s Binding, Restoration by Viśalyā, and Counsel Restraining Rāvaṇa (Āraṇyaka Parva 273)

Devanagari script

इति श्रीमहाभारते वनपर्वणि जयद्रथविमोक्षणपर्वणि द्विसप्तत्यधिकद्धिशततमो<ध्याय:

Transliteration

iti śrīmahābhārate vanaparvaṇi jayadrathavimokṣaṇaparvaṇi dvisaptatyadhikadviśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

Demikian, dalam Śrī Mahābhārata, pada Vana Parva, dalam bagian tentang pembebasan Jayadratha, berakhirlah bab ke-272.

Word by Word

• इति: thus; end-quote marker
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• श्रीमहाभारते: in the venerable Mahābhārata
• श्रीमहाभारते: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीमहाभारत
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• वनपर्वणि: in the Vana-parvan (Forest Book)
• वनपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वनपर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• जयद्रथविमोक्षणपर्वणि: in the Jayadratha-release episode (sub-parvan)
• जयद्रथविमोक्षणपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: जयद्रथ-विमोक्षण-पर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• द्विसप्तत्यधिक: having seventy-two as additional (i.e., 72 more)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वि-सप्तति-अधिक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• द्विशततमः: the two-hundredth
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्विशततम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Mahābhārata
• Vana Parva
• Jayadratha
• Jayadratha-vimokṣaṇa-parvan

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

This line functions as a colophon, emphasizing textual closure and orderly transmission of the epic; ethically, it frames the Jayadratha episode as a completed unit, inviting reflection on restraint, justice, and the consequences of wrongdoing before the narrative proceeds.

What is happening in the narrative?

The verse marks the end of a chapter within the Vana Parva, specifically within the sub-section dealing with Jayadratha’s release/deliverance; it signals a transition point rather than adding new plot action.