Shloka 47

सर्पसत्रे ऋत्विजः सदस्याश्च — Officiants and Assembly at Janamejaya’s Serpent-Sacrifice

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत आदिपव॑के अन्तर्गत आस्तीकपर्वमें जरत्कारुका तपस्याके लिये निष्क्रणविषयक सैंतालीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti prakāraṁ śrīmahābhārata ādiparva-ke antargata āstīkaparva-meṁ jaratkāru-kā tapasya-ke liye niṣkṛaṇa-viṣayaka saintālīsavāṁ adhyāya pūrā huā

Translation

Assim termina o quadragésimo sétimo capítulo da seção de Āstīka, dentro do Ādi Parva do Śrī Mahābhārata, tratando da partida de Jaratkāru para as austeridades. Esta nota de encerramento enquadra o episódio como uma transição dos laços mundanos para a disciplina ascética, destacando a tensão ética entre a renúncia pessoal e as responsabilidades ainda presas à linhagem e às suas consequências.

Word by Word

इतिthus; end-quote marker

प्रकारम्manner; way

श्री-महाभारतम्the revered Mahabharata

आदि-पर्वणिin the Adi Parva

अन्तर्गतincluded; contained within

आस्तीक-पर्वणिin the Astika Parva

जरत्कारुकायाःof Jaratkaru (Jaratkaru’s)

तपस्यायैfor austerity; for penance

निष्क्रमण-विषयकःconcerning departure/setting out

सप्तचत्वारिंशत्तमःforty-seventh

अध्यायःchapter

पूर्णःcompleted; finished

अभवत्was; became

Speaker

तक्षक उवाच

Characters & Entities

श

श्रीमहाभारत (Mahābhārata)

आ

आदिपर्व (Ādi Parva)

आ

आस्तीकपर्व (Āstīka Parva)

ज

जरत्कारु (Jaratkāru)

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The colophon emphasizes a key Mahābhārata concern: the ethical balance between renunciation (tapas) and the lingering claims of duty and consequence. Even when a sage turns toward austerity, the narrative context reminds the reader that personal spiritual aims intersect with obligations tied to family, lineage, and the wider moral order (dharma).

What is happening in the narrative?

This line is a concluding notice (colophon) stating that the chapter has ended. It identifies the work (Śrī Mahābhārata), the larger parva (Ādi Parva), the sub-section (Āstīka Parva), and the chapter’s topic: Jaratkāru’s departure in connection with undertaking austerities.