Mahabharata 1.46.46 — Adi Parva, Adhyaya 46, Shloka 46

शृङ्गिशापः—तक्षककाश्यपसंवादः (Śṛṅgī’s Curse and the Takṣaka–Kāśyapa Dialogue)

Devanagari script

इति श्रीमहाभारते आदिपर्वणि आस्तीकपर्वणि वासुकिजरत्कारुसमागमे षट्चत्वारिंशो5ध्याय:

Transliteration

iti śrīmahābhārate ādiparvaṇi āstīkaparvaṇi vāsuki-jaratkāru-samāgame ṣaṭcatvāriṃśo 'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

Demikianlah berakhir bab keempat puluh enam dalam Ādi Parva bagi Śrī Mahābhārata, dalam bahagian Āstīka, yang menghuraikan pertemuan Vāsuki dan Jaratkāru. Ini ialah kolofon yang menandai penutupan bab serta meletakkan naratif dalam lengkung etika yang lebih besar tentang keturunan, dharma kewajipan, dan akibat sumpah serta kutukan.

Word by Word

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

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

• आदिपर्वणि: in the Ādi-parvan
• आदिपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदिपर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• आस्तीकपर्वणि: in the Āstīka-parvan
• आस्तीकपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: आस्तीकपर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• वासुकिजरत्कारुसमागमे: in the meeting of Vāsuki and Jaratkāru
• वासुकिजरत्कारुसमागमे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासुकि-जरत्कारु-समागम
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• षट्चत्वारिंशः: forty-sixth
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षट्चत्वारिंशत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

Speaker

तक्षक उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Mahābhārata
• Ādi Parva
• Āstīka Parva
• Vāsuki
• Jaratkāru

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Though this line is a colophon rather than dialogue, it frames a key ethical concern of the Āstīka narrative: safeguarding lineage and fulfilling dharma through timely action, especially when vows, curses, and ancestral obligations place a community at risk.

What is happening in the narrative?

The text signals the conclusion of a chapter in the Āstīka section, specifically the episode concerning the meeting between Vāsuki (leader of the Nāgas) and the sage Jaratkāru—an encounter pivotal to arranging a marriage meant to avert a looming calamity for the Nāga lineage.