Shloka 46

Kāmyake Pāṇḍavānāṃ Bhojana-vyavasthā

Provisioning and Welfare in the Kāmyaka Forest

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत वनपववके अन्तर्गत इन्रलोकाभिगमनपर्वनें उर्वशीशाप नामक छियालीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti prakāraḥ śrīmahābhārate vanaparvaṇi antargate indralokābhigamana-parvaṇi urvaśīśāpa-nāmakaḥ ṣaṭcatvāriṃśattamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ

Translation

Так, в «Шри Махабхарате», в составе «Вана-парвы», в разделе «Путешествие в мир Индры», завершается сорок шестая глава, именуемая «Проклятие Урваши».

Word by Word

इतिthus

प्रकारम्manner/way

श्रीauspiciousness; honorific 'Shri'

महाभारतMahabharata

वनपर्वणिin the Vana Parva

अन्तर्गतincluded/contained

इन्द्रलोकाभिगमनपर्वणिin the Indralokabhigamana-parvan (section on going to Indra's world)

उर्वशीशापthe curse of Urvashi

नामकःnamed/called

षट्चत्वारिंशत्तमःforty-sixth

अध्यायःchapter

पूर्णःcompleted/finished

अभवत्was/became

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Mahābhārata

Vana Parva

Indraloka

Urvaśī

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?

As a chapter-colophon, the verse primarily signals closure, but it also points to the ethical frame of the preceding episode: dharma and self-restraint are tested, and actions—whether driven by desire, pride, or steadfastness—carry consequences that shape one’s path.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana indicates that the forty-sixth chapter titled ‘Urvaśī’s Curse’, situated within the ‘Indraloka-abhigamana’ section of the Vana Parva, has ended—functioning as an editorial/narrative marker rather than advancing the plot directly.