Shloka 58

Devanagari script

इति श्रीमहाभारते आदिपर्वणि आस्तीकपर्वणि सर्पसत्रे अष्टपञ्चाशत्तमो< ध्याय: ।। ५८ || इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत आदिपरव्वके अन्तर्गत आस्तीकपर्वमें सर्पसत्राविषयक अद्वावनवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti śrīmahābhārate ādiparvaṇi āstīkaparvaṇi sarpasatre aṣṭapañcāśattamo 'dhyāyaḥ || 58 ||

Translation

ଏହିପରି ଶ୍ରୀମହାଭାରତର ଆଦିପର୍ବରେ, ଆସ୍ତୀକପର୍ବରେ, ସର୍ପସତ୍ର-ପ୍ରସଙ୍ଗର ଅଷ୍ଟପଞ୍ଚାଶତମ (ଅଠାବନତମ) ଅଧ୍ୟାୟ ସମାପ୍ତ ହେଲା। (58)

Word by Word

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

• श्रीमहाभारते: in the Śrī-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

• सर्पसत्रे: in the snake-sacrifice (sarpa-satra)
• सर्पसत्रे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्पसत्र
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• अष्टपञ्चाशत्तमः: fifty-eighth
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अष्टपञ्चाशत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

Speaker

आस्तीक उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Mahābhārata
• Ādi Parva
• Āstīka Parva
• Sarpasatra (serpent-sacrifice)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

This verse is a colophon rather than a doctrinal statement; its function is to situate the reader within the epic’s structure (Parva and sub-section) and to mark closure, reinforcing careful transmission and accountability in preserving sacred narrative.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narration pauses to formally conclude the fifty-eighth chapter of the Ādi Parva, specifically within the Āstīka Parva and the account of the serpent-sacrifice (sarpasatra).