Shloka 64

Parīkṣit-janma-saṃkaṭa and Kuntī’s petition to Vāsudeva (परिक्षिज्जन्मसंकटं कुन्त्याः प्रार्थना च)

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत आश्वमेधिकपरव्वके अन्तर्गत अनुगीतापर्वमें द्रव्य लानेका उपक्रमविषयक चौंयठवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti prakāraṁ śrīmahābhārata āśvamedhika-parvaṇi antargata anugītā-parvaṇi dravya-lānopakrama-viṣayakaḥ catuḥṣaṣṭitamo ’dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ

Translation

Thus ends the sixty-fourth chapter, concerning the undertaking of bringing the required materials, in the Anugītā section contained within the Aśvamedhika Parva of the revered Mahābhārata. This closing colophon signals a transition from instruction to practical preparation, emphasizing that righteous aims must be supported by orderly effort and proper means.

Word by Word

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

• प्रकारेण: in this manner/way
• प्रकारेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रकार
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

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

• आश्वमेधिकपर्वणि: in the Ashvamedhika Parva
• आश्वमेधिकपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: आश्वमेधिकपर्व
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• अन्तर्गत: included; contained within
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्तर्गत
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular (agreeing with अध्यायः)

• अनुगीतापर्वणि: in the Anugita Parva
• अनुगीतापर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुगीतापर्व
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• द्रव्यलानोपक्रमविषयकः: concerning the undertaking of bringing materials/wealth
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्रव्य-आनयन-उपक्रम-विषयक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular (agreeing with अध्यायः)

• चतुःषष्टितमः: sixty-fourth
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुःषष्टितम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular (agreeing with अध्यायः)

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

• समाप्तः: completed; finished
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समाप्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular (predicate of अध्यायः)

• अभवत्: was; became
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd person, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śrīmahābhārata
• Āśvamedhika Parva
• Anugītā Parva