Shloka 92

Tīrtha-yātrā: Prayāga-saṅgama and Gayaśiras—Rājarṣi Gaya’s Mahāyajña

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

ഇങ്ങനെ ശ്രീമഹാഭാരതത്തിലെ വനപർവ്വത്തിനകത്തുള്ള തീർത്ഥയാത്രാപർവ്വത്തിൽ, ലോമശന്റെ തീർത്ഥയാത്രാവിഷയക തൊണ്ണൂറ്റിമൂന്നാം 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

• 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.