Shloka 116

जामदग्न्यस्य विलापः, प्रतिज्ञा, क्षत्रिय-निग्रहः, दानयज्ञश्च

Jāmadagnya Rāma’s Lament, Vow, Kṣatriya Suppression, and Gifts

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत वनपर्वके अन्तर्गत तीर्थयात्रापर्चमें लोमशतीर्थयात्राके प्रसंगनें कार्तवीर्योपाख्यानमें जमदग्निवधविषयक एक सौ सोलहवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

Iti prakāraṃ Śrīmahābhārate Vanaparvake antargata tīrthayātrāparvaṇi Lomaśatīrthayātrāprasange Kārtavīryopākhyāne Jamadagnivadhaviṣayaka ekaśataṣoḍaśo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ.

Translation

ഇങ്ങനെ ശ്രീമഹാഭാരതത്തിലെ വനപർവത്തിന്റെ അന്തർഗതമായ തീർത്ഥയാത്രാപർവത്തിൽ, ലോമശന്റെ തീർത്ഥയാത്രാ-പ്രസംഗത്തിൽ, കാർതവീര്യോപാഖ്യാനത്തിൽ, ജമദഗ്നിവധത്തെ സംബന്ധിക്കുന്ന നൂറ്റി പതിനാറാം അധ്യായം സമാപ്തമായി.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

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

• श्री: auspiciousness; honorific 'Śrī'
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• महाभारत: Mahābhārata
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाभारत
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

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

• अन्तर्गत: included/contained
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्तर्गत
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• तीर्थयात्रा: in the pilgrimage (section)
• तीर्थयात्रा: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थयात्रा
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

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

• लोमश: of Lomāśa
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोमश
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• तीर्थयात्रा: in the pilgrimage (narrative)
• तीर्थयात्रा: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थयात्रा
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• प्रसङ्ग: in the episode/context
• प्रसङ्ग: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसङ्ग
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• कार्तवीर्य: in (the story of) Kārtavīrya
• कार्तवीर्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्तवीर्य
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• उपाख्यान: in the sub-narrative/episode
• उपाख्यान: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपाख्यान
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• जमदग्नि: of Jamadagni
• Type: Noun
• Root: जमदग्नि
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• वध: in the killing/slaying
• वध: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वध
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• विषयक: concerning/relating to
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विषयक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• एक: one
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शत: hundred
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• षोडश: sixteen
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षोडश
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• पूरा: complete
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूरा
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• हुआ: was/has become (was completed)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Perfect (periphrastic in Hindi usage; Sanskrit equivalent: अभवत्/समाप्तः), Third, Singular

Speaker

अकृतव्रण उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Mahābhārata
• Vana Parva
• Tīrtha-yātrā Parvan
• Lomāśa
• Kārtavīrya (Arjuna)
• Jamadagni
• Akṛtavraṇa (speaker label)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

As a colophon, the verse primarily frames the episode’s ethical import: acts of violence—especially against sages—are treated as grave transgressions with far-reaching consequences, and the Mahābhārata presents such embedded tales during pilgrimage discourse to prompt reflection on dharma, restraint, and accountability.

What is happening in the narrative?

This line is not a spoken narrative verse but an editorial/colophonic closure: it announces that the chapter within the Kārtavīrya sub-story—set in the context of Lomāśa’s pilgrimage narration—has concluded, specifically the chapter concerning Jamadagni’s slaying.