Shloka 174

पाण्डवानां पाञ्चालगमनम्

The Pāṇḍavas’ Journey toward Pāñcāla and News of the Svayaṃvara

Devanagari script

इति श्रीमहाभारते आदिपर्वणि चैत्ररथपर्वणि वासिष्े विश्वामित्रपरा भवे चतु:सप्तत्यधिकशततमो<ध्याय:

Transliteration

iti śrīmahābhārate ādiparvaṇi caitrarathaparvaṇi vāsiṣṭhe viśvāmitraparā bhave catuḥsaptatyadhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

ଏହିପରି ଶ୍ରୀମହାଭାରତର ଆଦିପର୍ବାନ୍ତର୍ଗତ ଚୈତ୍ରରଥପର୍ବରେ ବଶିଷ୍ଠ–ବିଶ୍ୱାମିତ୍ର ପ୍ରସଙ୍ଗରେ ବିଶ୍ୱାମିତ୍ର-ପରାଭବବିଷୟକ ଏକଶ ପଚହତ୍ତରତମ ଅଧ୍ୟାୟ ସମାପ୍ତ ହେଲା।

Word by Word

इतिthus; end-quotation marker

श्रीमहाभारतेin the auspicious Mahabharata

आदिपर्वणिin the Adi Parva

चैत्ररथपर्वणिin the Chaitraratha Parva

वासिष्ठेin (the section) concerning Vasiṣṭha

विश्वामित्रपराhaving Viśvāmitra as the principal (topic)

भवेin the episode/section (bhava)

चतुःसप्तत्यधिकशततमःthe one hundred and seventy-fourth

अध्यायःchapter

Speaker

गन्धर्व उवाच

Characters & Entities

Mahābhārata

Ādi Parva

Caitraratha Parvan

Vasiṣṭha

Viśvāmitra

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

As a colophon, the verse itself teaches indirectly: it highlights how the epic organizes moral narratives into discrete episodes. By naming Vasiṣṭha and Viśvāmitra, it points to a recurring ethical theme—tension between kṣatriya power and brahminical/ascetic authority, and the need to discipline ambition through dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

This line is not spoken dialogue but an editorial closing formula marking the end of Ādi Parva, chapter 175, within the Caitraratha section, specifically the episode centered on Vasiṣṭha and Viśvāmitra. It signals that the preceding story-unit has concluded and the text is moving to the next chapter/segment.