Shloka 205

Vyādha–Brāhmaṇa Saṃvāda: Śāpa, Vṛtta-Dharma, and Counsel Against Viṣāda

Grief

Devanagari script

इति श्रीमहाभारते वनपर्वणि मार्कण्डेयसमास्यापर्वणि पतिव्रतोपाख्याने पज्चाधिकद्विशततमो 5 ध्याय:,इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत वनपर्वके अन्तर्गत मार्कण्डेययमास्यापर्वमें पतिव्रतोपाख्यानविषयक दो सौ पॉचवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti śrīmahābhārate vanaparvaṇi mārkaṇḍeyasamāsyāparvaṇi pativratopākhyāne pañcādhikadvīśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ |

Translation

Assim, no Śrī Mahābhārata, dentro do Vana Parva—especificamente na seção Markandeya-samāsya—termina o capítulo ducentésimo quinto da narrativa conhecida como o “Conto da Esposa Casta (Pativratā)”. Este colofão assinala a conclusão desse capítulo, encerrando um exemplum moral centrado na fidelidade conjugal, no autocontrole e no dharma ensinado por meio da história.

Word by Word

इतिthus; so (end-quote marker)

श्रीमहाभारतेin the (holy) Mahābhārata

वनपर्वणिin the Vana-parvan (Forest Book)

मार्कण्डेयसमास्यापर्वणिin the Markandeya-samāsya sub-parvan

पतिव्रतोपाख्यानेin the narrative called ‘Pativratā-upākhyāna’

पञ्चाधिकद्विशततमःtwo-hundred-and-fifth

अध्यायःchapter

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Śrī Mahābhārata

Vana Parva

Mārkaṇḍeya

Pativratopākhyāna

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?

The verse is a colophon, but it points to the ethical thrust of the preceding episode: dharma is illustrated through the ideal of pativratā—steadfast fidelity, disciplined conduct, and moral power grounded in self-restraint and devotion.

What is happening in the narrative?

Markandeya’s embedded tale (upākhyāna) on the pativratā reaches a chapter boundary: this line formally closes the 205th chapter within the Vana Parva’s Markandeya section, indicating that the chapter’s narration has concluded.