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Shloka 46

शृङ्गिशापः—तक्षककाश्यपसंवादः (Śṛṅgī’s Curse and the Takṣaka–Kāśyapa Dialogue)

Devanagari script

इति श्रीमहाभारते आदिपर्वणि आस्तीकपर्वणि वासुकिजरत्कारुसमागमे षट्चत्वारिंशो5ध्याय:

Transliteration

iti śrīmahābhārate ādiparvaṇi āstīkaparvaṇi vāsuki-jaratkāru-samāgame ṣaṭcatvāriṃśo 'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

Assim termina o quadragésimo sexto capítulo do Ādi Parva do Śrī Mahābhārata, na seção de Āstīka, descrevendo o encontro de Vāsuki e Jaratkāru. Este colofão assinala o encerramento do capítulo e situa a narrativa no arco ético mais amplo de linhagem, dever e as consequências de votos e maldições.

Word by Word

इतिthus; end-quote marker

श्रीमहाभारतेin the auspicious Mahābhārata

आदिपर्वणिin the Ādi-parvan

आस्तीकपर्वणिin the Āstīka-parvan

वासुकिजरत्कारुसमागमेin the meeting of Vāsuki and Jaratkāru

षट्चत्वारिंशःforty-sixth

अध्यायःchapter

Speaker

तक्षक उवाच

Characters & Entities

Mahābhārata

Ādi Parva

Āstīka Parva

Vāsuki

Jaratkāru

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Though this line is a colophon rather than dialogue, it frames a key ethical concern of the Āstīka narrative: safeguarding lineage and fulfilling dharma through timely action, especially when vows, curses, and ancestral obligations place a community at risk.

What is happening in the narrative?

The text signals the conclusion of a chapter in the Āstīka section, specifically the episode concerning the meeting between Vāsuki (leader of the Nāgas) and the sage Jaratkāru—an encounter pivotal to arranging a marriage meant to avert a looming calamity for the Nāga lineage.