Shloka 92

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत वनपर्वके अन्तर्गत तीर्थयात्रापर्चमें लोमशतीर्थयात्राविषयक बानबेवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti prakāraḥ śrīmahābhārate vanaparvake antargata-tīrthayātrāparvaṇi lomaśa-tīrthayātrā-viṣayakaḥ trayanavaty-adhyāyaḥ samāptaḥ

Translation

Thus, in the Śrī Mahābhārata, within the Vana Parva—specifically in the Tīrthayātrā sub-section—the ninety-third chapter, dealing with Lomāśa’s account of the pilgrimage to sacred fords, is concluded. The closing formula underscores the text’s emphasis on purification through sacred travel and the orderly transmission of dharma through narrated tradition.

Word by Word

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

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

• श्रीमहाभारत: in the revered Mahabharata
• श्रीमहाभारत: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाभारत
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• वनपर्व: in the Vana Parva (Forest Book)
• वनपर्व: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वनपर्व
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

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

• तीर्थयात्रापर्व: in the Tirtha-yatra section (pilgrimage episode)
• तीर्थयात्रापर्व: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थयात्रापर्व
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• लोमशतीर्थयात्राविषयक: concerning Lomasha's pilgrimage
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लोमशतीर्थयात्राविषयक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• द्वानविंशतितमः: twenty-second
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वानविंशतितम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• समाप्तः: completed; finished
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समाप्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

Speaker

वैशमग्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Mahābhārata
• Vana Parva
• Tīrthayātrā Parva
• Lomāśa

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The colophon highlights the importance of tīrthayātrā (pilgrimage) as a dharmic practice associated with inner purification and the preservation of sacred tradition through structured narration.

What is happening in the narrative?

This is a formal closing statement marking the end of the ninety-third chapter in the Vana Parva’s pilgrimage section, indicating that the chapter’s subject—Lomāśa’s account related to pilgrimage—has been completed.