Shloka 202

Dharma-vyādha on Parental Worship

Pitṛ-mātṛ-śuśrūṣā as Paramadaivata

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत वनपर्वके अन्तर्गत मार्कण्डेयसमास्यापर्वमें धुन्धुमारोपाख्यानविषयक दी सौ दोवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

Iṣa prakāra Śrīmahābhārata Vanaparvake antargata Mārkaṇḍeyasamāsyāparvameṃ Dhundhumāropākhyānaviṣayaka dvi-śata dvitīya adhyāya pūrā huā.

Translation

ഇങ്ങനെ ശ്രീമഹാഭാരതത്തിലെ വനപർവത്തിന്റെ അന്തർഗതമായ മാർകണ്ഡേയ-സമാസ്യാപർവത്തിൽ ധുന്ധുമാരോപാഖ്യാനവിഷയകമായ ഇരുനൂറ്റി രണ്ടാമത്തെ അധ്യായം സമാപ്തമായി.

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

• श्रीमहाभारते: in the (holy) Mahabharata
• श्रीमहाभारते: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीमहाभारत
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• वनपर्वणि: in the Vana Parva
• वनपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वनपर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

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

• मार्कण्डेयसमास्यापर्वणि: in the Markandeya-samasyā-parvan (section)
• मार्कण्डेयसमास्यापर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मार्कण्डेयसमास्यापर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• धुन्धुमारोपाख्यानविषये: on the topic of the Dhundhumara-upakhyana
• धुन्धुमारोपाख्यानविषये: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: धुन्धुमारोपाख्यानविषय
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• द्विशतद्वितीयः: two-hundred-and-second
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्विशतद्वितीय
• 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

उत्तड़क उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Mahābhārata
• Vana Parva
• Mārkaṇḍeya
• Dhundhumāra (episode/topic)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

This line functions as a colophon rather than a doctrinal verse: it teaches how the Mahābhārata is traditionally segmented and transmitted—by parva, sub-section, and episode—preserving textual continuity and authority.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrative pauses: the text announces the completion of the 202nd chapter in the Vana Parva, specifically the portion connected with Markandeya and the Dhundhumāra episode, marking the end of that chapter’s unit.