Shloka 72

Traigarta Attempt to Seize the Aśvamedha Horse; Arjuna’s Restraint and Tactical Victory

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमह्ााभारत आश्वमेधिकपरववके अन्तर्गत अनुगीतापर्वरमें यज्ञसामग्रीका सम्पादनविषयक बह्त्तरवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti prakāraṁ śrīmahābhārate āśvamedhikaparvaṇi antargata anugītāparvaṇi yajñasāmagrī-sampādana-viṣayakaḥ bahattaraḥ adhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ

Translation

ଏହିପରି ଶ୍ରୀମହାଭାରତର ଆଶ୍ୱମେଧିକ ପର୍ବର ଅନ୍ତର୍ଗତ ଅନୁଗୀତାପର୍ବରେ ଯଜ୍ଞସାମଗ୍ରୀ ସମ୍ପାଦନ ବିଷୟକ ବହତ୍ତରତମ ଅଧ୍ୟାୟ ସମାପ୍ତ ହେଲା।

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

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

• श्री: auspiciousness; honorific 'Śrī'
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• महाभारतम्: the Mahābhārata
• महाभारतम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाभारत
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• आश्वमेधिकपर्वणि: in the Aśvamedhika Parva
• आश्वमेधिकपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: आश्वमेधिकपर्व
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• अन्तर्गत: included/contained
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्तर्गत
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• अनुगीतापर्वणि: in the Anugītā Parva
• अनुगीतापर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुगीतापर्व
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• यज्ञसामग्रीसम्पादनविषयकः: concerning the procurement of sacrificial materials
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यज्ञसामग्रीसम्पादनविषयक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• बहत्तरतमः: seventy-second
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहत्तरतम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• सम्पूर्णः: completed
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्पूर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Śrī Mahābhārata
• Āśvamedhika Parva
• Anugītā Parva
• yajña (sacrifice)
• yajñasāmagrī (sacrificial materials)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The colophon highlights dharma expressed through careful completion of prescribed duties: even preparatory acts like arranging sacrificial materials are treated as ethically significant, requiring order, purity, and responsibility.

What is happening in the narrative?

This is an end-of-chapter closing statement by Vaiśampāyana, marking the completion of the seventy-second chapter in the Anugītā section within the Āśvamedhika Parva, specifically on the topic of procuring and preparing materials for a sacrifice.