Shloka 167

Saudāsa

Kalmāṣapāda) Released by Vasiṣṭha; Return to Ayodhyā; Birth of Aśmaka (अश्मक-जन्म

Devanagari script

इति श्रीमहाभारते आदिपर्वणि चैत्ररथपर्वणि पञ्चालदेशयात्रायां सप्तषष्ट्यधिकशततमो<ध्याय:

Transliteration

iti śrīmahābhārate ādiparvaṇi caitrarathaparvaṇi pañcāladeśayātrāyāṃ saptaṣaṣṭyadhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

Thus ends the one hundred and sixty-seventh chapter (i.e., the 167th), in the Ādi Parva of the Śrī Mahābhārata—within the Caitraratha section—concerning the journey to the land of the Pañcālas. This is a concluding colophon marking the close of the chapter and situating it within the larger narrative structure.

Word by Word

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

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

• आदिपर्वणि: in the Adi Parva
• आदिपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदिपर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• चैत्ररथपर्वणि: in the Chaitraratha-parvan section
• चैत्ररथपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: चैत्ररथपर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• पञ्चालदेशयात्रायाम्: in the journey to the Panchala country
• पञ्चालदेशयात्रायाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्चालदेशयात्रा
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• सप्तषष्ट्यधिकशततमः: the one-hundred-and-sixty-seventh (chapter)
• सप्तषष्ट्यधिकशततमः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्तषष्ट्यधिकशततम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Mahābhārata
• Ādi Parva
• Caitraratha-parvan
• Pañcāla-deśa

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

This line is a colophon rather than a doctrinal verse; its function is to preserve textual order and context—identifying the work, parva, sub-section, and the chapter count—supporting disciplined transmission and study.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrative action is not advanced here; the verse simply marks the conclusion of the chapter and locates it within the Ādi Parva’s Caitraratha section, specifically the episode/theme described as the journey to the Pañcāla region.