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Shloka 155

Rājarṣi-samāgamaḥ — Yudhiṣṭhirasya Dharma-parīkṣā ca

Meeting the Royal Sage and a Dharmic Audit

इति श्रीमहाभारते वनपर्वणि तीर्थयात्रापर्वणि लोमशतीर्थयात्रायां सौगन्धिकाहरणे पजञ्चपञ्चाशदधिकशततमोड< ध्याय:

iti śrīmahābhārate vanaparvaṇi tīrthayātrāparvaṇi lomaśatīrthayātrāyāṃ saugandhikāharaṇe pañcapañcāśadadhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ

இவ்வாறு ஸ்ரீமகாபாரதத்தின் வனபர்வத்தில் உள்ள தீர்த்தயாத்திரைப் பர்வத்தில், லோமசரின் தீர்த்தயாத்திரை வர்ணனையில், சௌகந்திக-ஆகரணம் (மணமிகு மலர்களைக் கொண்டு வருதல்) என்னும் நிகழ்வில் நூற்று ஐம்பத்தைந்தாம் அத்தியாயம் நிறைவுற்றது.

इतिthus; end-quote marker
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
श्रीमहाभारतेin the venerable Mahābhārata
श्रीमहाभारते:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootश्रीमहाभारत
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
वनपर्वणिin the Vana-parvan (Forest Book)
वनपर्वणि:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootवनपर्वन्
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
तीर्थयात्रापर्वणिin the Tīrthayātrā-parvan (Pilgrimage section)
तीर्थयात्रापर्वणि:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootतीर्थयात्रापर्वन्
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
लोमशतीर्थयात्रायाम्in (the narration of) Lomasha's pilgrimage
लोमशतीर्थयात्रायाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootलोमशतीर्थयात्रा
FormFeminine, Locative, Singular
सौगन्धिकाहरणेin (the episode of) the bringing of the Saugandhika flowers
सौगन्धिकाहरणे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसौगन्धिकाहरण
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
पञ्चपञ्चाशत्fifty-five
पञ्चपञ्चाशत्:
TypeNoun
Rootपञ्चपञ्चाशत्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
अधिकadditional; exceeding
अधिक:
TypeAdjective
Rootअधिक
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
शततमःone-hundredth
शततमः:
TypeAdjective
Rootशततम
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अध्यायःchapter
अध्यायः:
TypeNoun
Rootअध्याय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular

वैशम्पायन उवाच

M
Mahābhārata
V
Vana Parva
T
Tīrthayātrā Parva
L
Lomāśa
S
Saugandhika (fragrant flowers)

Educational Q&A

As a colophon, the verse itself teaches by framing the episode within a sacred itinerary: pilgrimage is not merely travel but a discipline that contextualizes actions (like seeking rare pleasures) within dharma—encouraging restraint, humility, and ethical reflection during hardship.

This line closes a chapter and identifies its placement: during the Pāṇḍavas’ forest exile, Lomāśa narrates a pilgrimage sequence, and this particular unit concerns the obtaining of saugandhika flowers; the verse functions as an editorial/narrative marker rather than direct dialogue.