Shloka 288

Adhyāya 290: Kuntī’s Mantra-Parīkṣā and the Appearance of Sūrya (कुन्ती–सूर्यसंवादः)

Devanagari script

इति श्रीमहाभारते वनपर्वणि रामोपाख्यानपर्वणि इन्द्रजिद्युद्धे अष्टाशीत्यधिकद्विशततमो 5 ध्याय:

Transliteration

iti śrīmahābhārate vanaparvaṇi rāmopākhyānaparvaṇi indrajidyuddhe aṣṭāśītyadhikadviśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

Thus, in the Śrī Mahābhārata, within the Vana Parva—specifically in the Rāmopākhyāna section—ends the two-hundred-and-eighty-eighth chapter, themed around the battle with Indrajit. (This is a colophon-style closing statement marking the conclusion of the chapter.)

Word by Word

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

• श्रीमहाभारते: in the venerable Mahābhārata
• श्रीमहाभारते: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीमहाभारत
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

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

• रामोपाख्यानपर्वणि: in the Rāmopākhyāna-parvan (section on the Rāma narrative)
• रामोपाख्यानपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रामोपाख्यानपर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• इन्द्रजित्: in (the episode of) Indrajit
• इन्द्रजित्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्रजित्
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• युद्धे: in the battle
• युद्धे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: युद्ध
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• अष्टाशीत्यधिकद्विशततमः: the 288th
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अष्टाशीत्यधिकद्विशततम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Mahābhārata
• Vana Parva
• Rāmopākhyāna
• Indrajit

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

This line is not a didactic verse but a colophon. Its function is to preserve textual order and context—identifying the work (Mahābhārata), the book (Vana Parva), the embedded narrative (Rāmopākhyāna), and the episode focus (Indrajit battle).

What is happening in the narrative?

The statement marks the close of a chapter within the Rāmopākhyāna narration (told by Mārkaṇḍeya), indicating that the chapter concerned the conflict involving Indrajit and that this particular chapter has concluded.