Shloka 116
Āraṇyaka Parva, Adhyāya 116: Jamadagni–Reṇukā Narrative and the Kārtavīrya Conflict
Akṛtavraṇa’s Account
इति श्रीमहाभारते वनपर्वणि तीर्थयात्रापर्वणि लोमशतीर्थयात्रायां कार्तवीर्योपाख्याने जमदग्निवधे षोडशाधिकशततमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate vanaparvaṇi tīrthayātrāparvaṇi lomaśatīrthayātrāyāṃ kārtavīryopākhyāne jamadagnivadhe ṣoḍaśādhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
இதி ஸ்ரீமகாபாரதத்தின் வனபர்வத்தில் உள்ள தீர்த்தயாத்திராபர்வத்தில், லோமச தீர்த்தயாத்திரையின் கார்த்தவீர்ய உபாக்யானத்தில் ஜமதக்னி வதம் நிறைவுறும் நூற்றுப் பதினாறாம் அத்தியாயம் முடிவுற்றது.
अकृतव्रण उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a chapter-colophon, the verse signals closure and frames the preceding story as moral instruction within a pilgrimage context: sacred travel is paired with reflection on dharma, and the narrative warns that unchecked power and adharma culminate in destructive outcomes.
The verse is not part of the spoken dialogue but a formal colophon stating that the chapter has concluded: within Vana Parva’s Tīrthayātrā section, during Lomaśa’s pilgrimage narration, the Kārtavīrya episode has reached the point of Jamadagni’s slaying, and this is chapter 116.