Shloka 290

अग्निवंशवर्णनम् (Agni-vaṃśa-varṇana) / The Genealogy and Function of Agni

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत वनपर्वके अन्तर्गत मार्कण्डेयसमास्यापर्वमें ब्राह्मणमाहात्म्यविषयक दो सौ दसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti prakāraṁ śrīmahābhārate vanaparvake antargata mārkaṇḍeyasamāsyāparvame brāhmaṇamāhātmyaviṣayaka dviśata-daśamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ

Translation

Demikianlah, dalam Śrī Mahābhārata, di dalam Vana Parva—khususnya dalam subbahagian Markandeya Samasya—bab ke-210, yang membicarakan keagungan dan kesucian brāhmaṇa, telah disudahi. Baris ini ialah kolofon rasmi yang menandai tamatnya satu unit pengajaran yang menegaskan kelakuan beretika serta penghormatan terhadap disiplin rohani.

Word by Word

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

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

• श्रीमहाभारत: of the revered Mahabharata
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीमहाभारत
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Singular

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

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

• मार्कण्डेयसमास्यापर्व: in the Markandeya-samasya sub-parva
• मार्कण्डेयसमास्यापर्व: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मार्कण्डेयसमास्यापर्व
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• ब्राह्मणमाहात्म्यविषयक: having as its topic the greatness of Brahmins
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्राह्मणमाहात्म्यविषयक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• द्विशत: two-hundred (and)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्विशत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• दशम: tenth
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दशम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

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

• अभवत्: was; became (was completed)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3, Singular

Speaker

व्याध उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Mahābhārata
• Vana Parva
• Mārkaṇḍeya-samāsyā-parva
• Brāhmaṇa

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

As a colophon, the line does not add new instruction; it signals that the preceding unit’s teaching centers on brāhmaṇa-māhātmya—upholding dharma through respect for learning, restraint, and spiritual authority.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator/editorial voice closes the chapter, identifying its placement in Vana Parva and its topic, and formally marking the end of the adhyāya.