Shloka 134

Devanagari script

इति श्रीमहाभारते आदिपर्वणि सम्भवपर्वणि अस्त्रदर्शने चतुस्त्रिंशदाधिकशततमो<ध्याय:

Transliteration

iti śrīmahābhārate ādiparvaṇi sambhavaparvaṇi astradarśane catuḥstriṃśad-adhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

Thus ends the one-hundred-and-thirty-fourth chapter of the Sambhava section within the Ādi Parva of the Śrī Mahābhārata, in the episode concerning the display (or revelation) of weapons. This closing formula marks the completion of a narrative unit and signals the text’s careful organization of events and themes for ethical reflection.

Word by Word

इतिthus; end-quotation marker

श्रीमहाभारतेin the venerable Mahabharata

आदिपर्वणिin the Adi Parva

सम्भवपर्वणिin the Sambhava Parva

अस्त्रदर्शनेin (the section/chapter called) 'Weapon-Viewing/Display of weapons'

चतुस्त्रिंशत्thirty-four

अधिकadditional; exceeding

शततमःhundredth

अध्यायःchapter

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Śrī Mahābhārata

Ādi Parva

Sambhava Parva

Astradarśana (episode/theme)

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?

This verse is a colophon (chapter-ending marker). Its primary function is not to teach a doctrine directly, but to frame the narrative responsibly: it signals closure, preserves textual order, and highlights that the preceding material belongs to the ‘weapon-display’ context—inviting readers to consider how knowledge of arms relates to duty and restraint.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator’s voice marks the end of a chapter within the Ādi Parva, specifically within the Sambhava Parva and the astradarśana episode. It indicates that the preceding narrative unit concerning the showing/revelation of weapons has concluded.