Shloka 228

Devanagari script

इति श्रीमहाभारते आदिपर्वणि मयदर्शनपर्वणि शार्ज़ुकोपाख्यानेडष्टाविंशत्यधिकद्धिशततमो< ध्याय:,इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत आदिपव॑के अन्तर्गत मयदर्शनपर्वमें शा्ड्ुकोपाख्यानविषयक दो सौ अद्वाईसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti śrīmahābhārate ādiparvaṇi mayadarśanaparvaṇi śārṅgakopākhyāne aṣṭāviṃśatyadhika-dviśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ |

Translation

இவ்வாறு ஸ்ரீமஹாபாரதத்தின் ஆதிபர்வத்தில் மயதர்ஶனபர்வத்தில் உள்ள சார்ங்ககோபாக்யானம் எனப்படும் இருநூற்று இருபத்தெட்டாம் அத்தியாயம் நிறைவுற்றது.

Word by Word

• इति: thus; so
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

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

• आदिपर्वणि: in the Ādi-parvan
• आदिपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदिपर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• मयदर्शनपर्वणि: in the Mayadarśana-parvan
• मयदर्शनपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मयदर्शनपर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• शार्ङ्गुकोपाख्याने: in the episode (upākhyāna) of Śārṅguka
• शार्ङ्गुकोपाख्याने: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शार्ङ्गुकोपाख्यान
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• अष्टाविंशति: twenty-eight
• Type: Noun
• Root: अष्टाविंशति
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• अधिक: additional; over and above
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अधिक
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• द्विशततमः: two-hundredth
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्विशततम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Mahābhārata
• Ādi Parva
• Mayadarśana Parva
• Śārṅgaka

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

This verse functions as a colophon rather than a doctrinal statement: it underscores the disciplined preservation of the Mahābhārata through clearly marked divisions (parva, adhyāya, and embedded upākhyānas), reflecting the ethical value placed on faithful transmission of sacred history (itihāsa).

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator signals closure: the Śārṅgaka-related sub-episode within the Mayadarśana section of the Ādi Parva has concluded, and the text formally records that the 228th chapter is complete.