Shloka 157

Kubera’s Arrival and the Disclosure of Agastya’s Curse

Vaiśaṃpāyana–Janamejaya Narrative

Devanagari script

इति श्रीमहाभारते वनपर्वणि जटासुरवधपर्वणि सप्तपञ्चाशदधिकशततमो< ध्याय:,इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत वनप्वके अन्तर्गत जटायुरवधपर्वमें एक सौ सत्तावनवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti śrīmahābhārate vanaparvaṇi jaṭāsuravadhaparvaṇi saptapañcāśad-adhika-śatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

Thus, in the Śrī Mahābhārata, within the Vana Parva, in the section concerning the slaying of Jaṭāsura, the one hundred and fifty-seventh chapter concludes. The colophon marks the formal close of the episode, signaling a completed narrative unit and reaffirming the text’s ethical framing: violent action is presented as justified when undertaken to protect the righteous and restore safety.

Word by Word

• इति: thus; so
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

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

• महाभारते: in the Mahābhārata
• महाभारते: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाभारत
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• वनपर्वणि: in the Vana-parvan (Forest Book)
• वनपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वनपर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• जटासुरवधपर्वणि: in the section (parvan) on the slaying of Jaṭāsura
• जटासुरवधपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: जटासुरवधपर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• सप्तपञ्चाशत्: fifty-seven
• Type: Noun
• Root: सप्तपञ्चाशत्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• अधिक: additional; exceeding
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अधिक
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• शततमः: hundredth
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शततम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Mahābhārata
• Vana Parva
• Jaṭāsura
• Jaṭāsura-vadha Parvan (episode/section)