Shloka 102

Ādi Parva, Adhyāya 103 — Dhṛtarāṣṭra–Gāndhārī Vivāha: Proposal, Consent, and the Vow

Devanagari script

इति श्रीमहाभारते आदिपर्वणि सम्भवपर्वणि विचित्रवीर्योपरमे दयथधिकशततमो<्ध्याय:

Transliteration

iti śrīmahābhārate ādiparvaṇi sambhavaparvaṇi vicitravīryoparame dvyadhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

ఇట్లు శ్రీమహాభారత ఆదిపర్వాంతర్గత సంభవపర్వమున విచిత్రవీర్యోపఖ్యానాంతముగా త్ర్యధికశతతమ (నూట రెండవ) అధ్యాయము సమాప్తమైంది.

Word by Word

इतिthus; end-quote marker

श्रीमहाभारतेin the revered Mahabharata

आदिपर्वणिin the Adi Parva

सम्भवपर्वणिin the Sambhava Parva

विचित्रवीर्यVichitravirya (proper name)

उपरमेceased; came to an end

द्विtwo

अधिकmore; exceeding

शततमःone hundred and second (102nd)

अध्यायःchapter

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Mahābhārata

Ādi Parva

Sambhava Parva

Vicitravīrya

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

This line functions as a colophon rather than a doctrinal verse: it emphasizes orderly transmission and closure in epic narration—marking where a topic ends so the listener can follow the ethical and dynastic thread without confusion.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator signals the end of the chapter and specifically notes that the discussion/episode concerning Vicitravīrya has concluded within the Sambhava portion of the Ādi Parva.