Shloka 10131

Devanagari script

इति श्रीमहाभारते वनपर्वणि तीर्थयात्रापर्वणि लोमशतीर्थयात्रायां वृत्रवधोपाख्याने एकाधिकशततमो<ध्याय:

Transliteration

iti śrīmahābhārate vanaparvaṇi tīrthayātrāparvaṇi lomaśatīrthayātrāyāṃ vṛtravadhopākhyāne ekādhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

Assim termina o centésimo primeiro capítulo do Vana Parva do Śrī Mahābhārata, na seção da peregrinação (Tīrtha-yātrā Parva), no relato da jornada sagrada de Lomāśa, especificamente no episódio que recorda a morte de Vṛtra. Este colofão assinala o encerramento do capítulo e situa o ensinamento no quadro da viagem sacra, em que, nos tīrthas, se rememoram feitos exemplares e suas consequências morais.

Word by Word

इतिthus; end-quote marker

श्रीमहाभारतेin the Śrī-Mahābhārata

वनपर्वणिin the Vana-parvan (Forest Book)

तीर्थयात्रापर्वणिin the Tīrtha-yātrā-parvan (Pilgrimage section)

लोमशतीर्थयात्रायाम्in (the narration of) Lomasa's pilgrimage

वृत्रवधोपाख्यानेin the episode (upākhyāna) of Vṛtra's slaying

एकाधिकशततमःthe one-hundred-and-first

अध्यायःchapter

Speaker

लोगश उवाच

Characters & Entities

Śrī Mahābhārata

Vana Parva

Tīrtha-yātrā Parva

Lomāśa

Vṛtra

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

As a colophon, the verse does not teach through direct instruction; it frames the episode within a pilgrimage setting, implying that recalling and hearing exemplary narratives at tīrthas supports ethical reflection on duty, consequence, and the sanctifying power of sacred travel and remembrance.

What is happening in the narrative?

The speaker’s line functions as a formal closing: it announces that the 101st chapter has concluded, locating it in the Vana Parva’s pilgrimage section, within Lomāśa’s guided journey, and specifically within the sub-story about Vṛtra’s slaying.