Shloka 295

Dharma-pratyabhijñāna and Vara-pradāna (धर्मप्रत्यभिज्ञानम्—वरप्रदानम्)

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत वनपर्वके अन्तर्गत पतिव्रतामाहात्म्यपर्वमें सावित्री- उपाख्यानविषयक दो सौ पंचानबेवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti prakāraḥ śrīmahābhārate vanaparvake antargata pativratāmāhātmyaparvaṇi sāvitry-upākhyānaviṣayaka dviśata-pañcanavatitamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ abhavat

Translation

Так завершается двести девяносто пятая глава «Махабхараты» в «Лесной книге» (Vana Parva), в разделе о славе преданной жены (Pativratā-māhātmya), посвящённом сказанию о Савитри. Заключительная приписка утверждает нравственный идеал: непоколебимую супружескую верность и дхарму как источник духовной силы.

Word by Word

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

• प्रकारेण: in this manner
• प्रकारेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रकार
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• श्रीमहाभारते: in the (holy) Mahabharata
• श्रीमहाभारते: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीमहाभारत
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• वनपर्वणि: in the Vana Parva
• वनपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वनपर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• अन्तर्गते: included/contained (in)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्तर्गत
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• पतिव्रतामाहात्म्यपर्वणि: in the section (parvan) on the greatness of devoted wives
• पतिव्रतामाहात्म्यपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पतिव्रतामाहात्म्यपर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• सावित्रीउपाख्यानविषये: concerning the Savitri episode
• सावित्रीउपाख्यानविषये: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सावित्रीउपाख्यानविषय
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• द्विशतपञ्चनवतितमः: two-hundred ninety-fifth
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्विशतपञ्चनवतितम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• समाप्तः: completed/ended
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समाप्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

Speaker

इुमत्सेन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Mahābhārata
• Vana Parva
• Pativratā-māhātmya-parva
• Sāvitrī (episode)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The closing formula highlights the Mahābhārata’s ethical emphasis on pativratā-dharma—steadfast fidelity and righteousness—presented as a powerful moral and spiritual force exemplified through the Savitrī episode.

What is happening in the narrative?

This is a colophon-like concluding line stating that the chapter dealing with the Savitrī sub-story, within the Pativratā-māhātmya section of the Vana Parva, has been completed.