Shloka 197

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत आदिपरव्वके अन्तर्गत वैवाहिकपर्वमें द्रौपदीविवाहविषयक एक यौ सत्तानबेवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti prakāraṁ śrīmahābhārata ādiparvake antargata vaivāhikaparvameṁ draupadīvivāhaviṣayaka eka-yau sattanabevāṁ adhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ huā

Translation

Так завершается сто девяносто седьмая глава «Шри Махабхараты» в составе Ади-парвы, в разделе Вайвахика, повествующая о браке Драупади. Рассказчик торжественно объявляет формальное завершение эпизода, отмечая окончание этой повествовательной единицы в передаче эпоса.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• प्रकारम्: in this manner/way
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रकार
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• श्री: auspiciousness; honorific 'Śrī'
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• महाभारतम्: the Mahābhārata
• महाभारतम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाभारत
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• आदिपर्वके: in the Ādi-parvan (first book)
• आदिपर्वके: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आदिपर्वक
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• अन्तर्गत: included/contained (within)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्तर्गत
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• वैवाहिकपर्वणि: in the Vaivāhika-parvan (marriage section)
• वैवाहिकपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैवाहिकपर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• द्रौपदीविवाहविषयकः: concerning Draupadī's marriage
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्रौपदी-विवाह-विषयक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• एकः: one
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• यः: which/that
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सप्तनवतितमः: ninety-seventh
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्तनवतितम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पूरः: complete
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अभवत्: was; became
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Mahābhārata
• Ādi Parva
• Vaivāhika Parva
• Draupadī

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

This line primarily functions as a colophon, emphasizing orderly transmission of sacred narrative: episodes are framed, completed, and handed down with clarity. Ethically, it underscores that major life-events like marriage are treated as dharma-bearing narrative milestones within the epic’s structure.

What is happening in the narrative?

The reciter marks the end of a chapter in the Ādi Parva, specifically within the Vaivāhika portion, stating that the chapter concerning Draupadī’s marriage has been completed.