Mahabharata — Sabha Parva, Shloka 77

Devanagari script

इति श्रीमहाभारते सभापर्वणि अनुद्यूतपर्वणि पाण्डवप्रतिज्ञाकरणे सप्तसप्ततितमोध्याय:

Transliteration

iti śrīmahābhārate sabhāparvaṇi anudyūtapārvaṇi pāṇḍavapratijñākaraṇe saptasaptatitamo 'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

Demikianlah berakhir bab ketujuh puluh tujuh dalam Sabhā Parva Śrī Mahābhārata, dalam Anudyūta Parva, mengenai ikrar para Pāṇḍava.

Word by Word

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

• श्रीमहाभारते: in the venerable Mahabharata
• श्रीमहाभारते: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाभारत
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• सभापर्वणि: in the Sabha-parvan (Book of the Assembly)
• सभापर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सभापर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• अनुद्यूतपर्वणि: in the Anudyuta-parvan (sub-book: after the dice-game)
• अनुद्यूतपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुद्यूतपर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• पाण्डवप्रतिज्ञाकरणे: in (the section on) the making of the Pandavas' vow
• पाण्डवप्रतिज्ञाकरणे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डवप्रतिज्ञाकरण
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• सप्तसप्ततितमः: seventy-seventh
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्तसप्ततितम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Mahābhārata
• Sabha Parva
• Anudyūta-parvan
• Pāṇḍavas

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The colophon highlights the ethical weight of a pratijñā (solemn vow): after adharma has been unleashed through the dice-game, the Pāṇḍavas’ pledge functions as a moral and narrative pivot, binding them to a course of action shaped by duty, honor, and the demand for justice.

What is happening in the narrative?

This line is a chapter-ending colophon. It signals the conclusion of the seventy-seventh chapter of the Sabha Parva, specifically within the Anudyūta (subsequent dice-game) section, in the episode where the Pāṇḍavas undertake a vow—setting up the next developments in the story.