Shloka 87

राजपूजाविधानम् / Royal Reception Protocols during Āśvamedha Preparations

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत आश्वमेधिकपरववके अन्तर्गत अनुगीतापर्वरमें अजुनका प्रत्यागगनविषयक सतासीवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti prakāraṃ śrīmahābhārate āśvamedhika-parvaṇi antar-gataṃ anugītā-parvaṇi arjunasya pratyāgamanaviṣayakaḥ saptāśītitamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ

Translation

ଏହିପରି ପବିତ୍ର ଶ୍ରୀମହାଭାରତର ଆଶ୍ୱମେଧିକ ପର୍ବର ଅନ୍ତର୍ଗତ ଅନୁଗୀତା ପର୍ବରେ ଅର୍ଜୁନଙ୍କ ପ୍ରତ୍ୟାଗମନ-ବିଷୟକ ସତାଶୀତିତମ ଅଧ୍ୟାୟ ସମାପ୍ତ ହେଲା।

Word by Word

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

• प्रकारेण: in this manner
• प्रकारेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रकार
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• श्रीमहाभारते: in the (holy) Mahabharata
• श्रीमहाभारते: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीमहाभारत
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

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

• अन्तर्गते: included/contained (therein)
• अन्तर्गते: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्तर्गत
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

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

• अर्जुनस्य: of Arjuna
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्जुन
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• प्रत्यागमनविषयकः: concerning the return (journey)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रत्यागमनविषयक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सप्ताशीतितमः: eighty-seventh
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्ताशीतितम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• समाप्तः: completed/ended
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समाप्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

युधिष्ठिर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Mahābhārata
• Āśvamedhika Parva
• Anugītā Parva
• Arjuna

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

This verse is a colophon rather than a doctrinal statement: it emphasizes textual closure and context—placing Arjuna’s return within the Āśvamedhika Parva and the Anugītā section, which broadly frames post-war life as a return to dharma, restraint, and responsible kingship.

What is happening in the narrative?

The text signals the completion of a chapter focused on Arjuna’s return. It functions as an editorial marker that the relevant adhyāya has ended within the larger structure of the Mahābhārata’s Āśvamedhika Parva.