Shloka 26

मარკण्डेयागमनम् तथा सत्यव्रत-उपदेशः

Arrival of Mārkaṇḍeya and Counsel on Truth-Vows

Devanagari script

इति श्रीमहाभारते वनपर्वणि अर्जुनाभिगमनपर्वणि द्वैतवनप्रवेशे षड्विंशो 5ध्याय: ।। २६ || इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत वनपर्वमें अजुनाभिगमनपर्वमें द्वैतवनप्रवेशविषयक छब्बीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti śrīmahābhārate vanaparvaṇi arjunābhigamanaparvaṇi dvaitavanapraveśe ṣaḍviṃśo 'dhyāyaḥ || 26 ||

Translation

Так, в священной «Махабхарате», в «Вана-парве», в разделе о прибытии Арджуны, завершается двадцать шестая глава, повествующая о вступлении Пандавов в лес Двайта.

Word by Word

• इति: thus; end-quotation marker
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• श्रीमहाभारते: in the Śrī-Mahābhārata
• श्रीमहाभारते: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीमहाभारत
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• वनपर्वणि: in the Vana-parvan (Forest Book)
• वनपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वनपर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• अर्जुनाभिगमनपर्वणि: in the Arjuna-approach sub-parvan
• अर्जुनाभिगमनपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्जुनाभिगमनपर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• द्वैतवनप्रवेशे: in (the topic of) entering the Dvaita forest
• द्वैतवनप्रवेशे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वैतवनप्रवेश
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• षड्विंशः: twenty-sixth
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षड्विंश
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Mahābhārata
• Vana Parva
• Arjuna
• Dvaita-vana (Dvaita forest)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

This verse is a colophon rather than a didactic śloka: its function is to close a chapter and locate it within the Mahābhārata’s structure. Ethically, it underscores that the exile narrative is framed as a disciplined progression through trials, where endurance and right conduct (dharma) are tested in changing settings.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator signals the completion of the twenty-sixth chapter in the Vana Parva, specifically the portion describing entry into the Dvaita forest and connected with Arjuna’s arrival/approach. It serves as a formal transition point to the next unit of narration.