Shloka 176

Devanagari script

इति श्रीमहाभारते वनपर्वणि आजगरपर्वणि गन्धमादनप्रस्थाने षट्सप्तत्यधिकशततमो<ध्याय:

Transliteration

iti śrīmahābhārate vanaparvaṇi ājagaraparvaṇi gandhamādanaprasthāne ṣaṭsaptatyadhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

Assim termina o capítulo cento e setenta e seis do Vana Parva do Śrī Mahābhārata—na seção conhecida como o episódio de Ajagara—acerca da partida rumo a Gandhamādana. Esta fórmula de encerramento assinala a conclusão de uma unidade narrativa e indica a transição para o próximo movimento da jornada florestal dos Pāṇḍava, enquadrando o episódio em seu contexto ético e espiritual de resistência, autocontrole e viagem com propósito.

Word by Word

इतिthus; end-quote marker

श्रीमहाभारतेin the venerable Mahabharata

वनपर्वणिin the Vana Parva (Forest Book)

आजगरपर्वणिin the Ajagara episode/section

गन्धमादनप्रस्थानेin the setting-out to Gandhamadana

षट्सप्तत्यधिकशततमःthe one-hundred-and-seventy-sixth

अध्यायःchapter

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Mahābhārata

Vana Parva

Ājagara-parvan

Gandhamādana

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

This is a colophon (closing formula), not a teaching-verse; its function is to situate the episode within the Mahābhārata’s structure and to mark a transition. Indirectly, it reinforces the text’s ethical framing: episodes are presented as parts of a larger dharmic journey, where endurance and disciplined movement through exile lead to the next stage of responsibility.

What is happening in the narrative?

The chapter concludes: the Ajagara-related episode within the Vana Parva is closed, and the narrative is oriented toward the Pāṇḍavas’ onward departure to Gandhamādana, preparing the reader for the next segment of the forest journey.