Shloka 74

वज्रदत्तेन सह अर्जुनयुद्धम्

Arjuna’s engagement with Vajradatta during the Aśvamedha circuit

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत आश्वमेधिकपर्वके अन्तर्गत अनुगीतापर्वमें त्रिगतोंकी पराजयविषयक चौहत्तरवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

Iti prakāraṃ Śrīmahābhārata Āśvamedhika-parvake antargata Anugītā-parvameṃ Trigatānāṃ parājaya-viṣayaka catuḥsaptatitamo ’dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ.

Translation

Thus concludes the seventy-fourth chapter of the Anugītā section within the Aśvamedhika Parva of the Śrī Mahābhārata, dealing with the defeat of the Trigartas. This closing colophon marks the end of a narrative unit, formally sealing the account and indicating its thematic focus on the consequences of conflict and the outcome of opposition to rightful power.

Word by Word

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

• प्रकारम्: manner; way
• प्रकारम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रकार
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• श्री: revered; auspicious (honorific)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• महाभारतम्: the Mahabharata
• महाभारतम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाभारत
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• आश्वमेधिक: pertaining to the Ashvamedha
• आश्वमेधिक: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आश्वमेधिक
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• पर्वके: in the Parva/section
• पर्वके: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वक
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• अन्तर्गत: included; contained within
• अन्तर्गत: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्तर्गत
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• अनुगीता: in the Anugita
• अनुगीता: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुगीता
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• पर्व: in the sub-parva/section
• पर्व: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्व
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• त्रिगत: of the Trigartas
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिगत
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• पराजय: in/with regard to defeat
• पराजय: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पराजय
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• विषयक: concerning; relating to
• विषयक: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विषयक
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• चतु:सप्ततितमः: seventy-fourth
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतु:सप्ततितम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• पूरः: complete; finished
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śrīmahābhārata
• Āśvamedhika Parva
• Anugītā Parva
• Trigartas (Trigatāḥ)