Shloka 33

अध्याय ३४ — एलापत्रस्योपदेशः

Elāpatra’s Counsel on the Nāgas’ Deliverance

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमह्या भारत आदिपव॑के अन्तर्गत आस्तीकपवर्में गरुडचरित्रविषयक तैंतीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

Iti prakāraśrīmahābhārate Ādiparvaṇi antargata Āstīkaparvaṇi Garuḍacaritraviṣayaka trayastriṃśo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ.

Translation

Thus, in the revered Mahābhārata, within the Ādi Parva—specifically in the Āstīka Parva—the thirty-third chapter, dealing with the account of Garuḍa, is concluded. The line functions as a formal colophon, marking the completion of a narrative unit and guiding the listener/reader through the text’s structure.

Word by Word

इतिthus

प्रकारेणin this manner/way

श्रीमहाthe great and illustrious

भारतthe Mahabharata

आदि-पर्वकेin the Adi-parvan (first book)

अन्तर्गतincluded/contained

आस्तीक-पर्वणिin the Astika-parvan

गरुड-चरित्र-विषयकconcerning the story of Garuḍa

त्रयस्त्रिंशत्तमःthirty-third

अध्यायःchapter

पूर्णःcompleted/finished

अभवत्was/became

Speaker

शक्र उवाच

Characters & Entities

Mahābhārata

Ādi Parva

Āstīka Parva

Garuḍa

Sandhi Notes