Shloka 37

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत आश्वमेधिकपव॑के अन्तर्गत अनुगीतापर्वमें गुरु-शिष्य- संवादविषयक सैंतीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti prakāraḥ śrī-mahābhārate āśvamedhika-parvaṇi antargata anugītā-parvaṇi guru-śiṣya-saṃvāda-viṣayakaḥ saptatriṃśattamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ

Translation

Thus ends the thirty-seventh chapter, dealing with the dialogue between teacher and disciple, within the Anugītā section of the Aśvamedhika Parva of the sacred Mahābhārata. The closing formula signals the completion of a unit of instruction, emphasizing the transmission of dharma through disciplined inquiry and authoritative teaching.

Word by Word

इतिthus

प्रकारेणin this manner

श्रीमहाभारतेin the revered Mahabharata

आश्वमेधिकपर्वकेin the Ashvamedhika Parva-section

अन्तर्गतincluded/contained (within)

अनुगीतापर्वणिin the Anugita-parvan

गुरुशिष्यसंवादविषयकconcerning the teacher-disciple dialogue

सैंतीसवाँthirty-seventh

अध्यायःchapter

पूरःcomplete

अभवत्was/has become

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

Mahābhārata

Āśvamedhika Parva

Anugītā Parva

Guru

Śiṣya

Vāyudeva (as speaker label)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

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 rather than a doctrinal statement: it marks the completion of a chapter centered on guru–śiṣya instruction, underscoring that dharma and right conduct are conveyed through structured teaching and attentive discipleship.

What is happening in the narrative?

The text formally closes the thirty-seventh chapter of the Anugītā section within the Āśvamedhika Parva, indicating that the preceding teacher–disciple dialogue has concluded and the discourse moves to the next unit.