Shloka 14

Uccaiḥśravas and the Counsel to Churn the Ocean (उच्चैःश्रवसः प्रादुर्भावः — समुद्रमन्थन-परामर्शः)

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत आदिपर्वके अन्तर्गत आस्तीकपर्वमें वायुकिकी बहिनके वरणसे सम्बन्ध रखनेवाला चौदहवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

isa prakāra śrīmahābhārata ādiparvake antargata āstīkaparvameṃ vāyukikī bahinake varaṇase sambandha rakhanevālā caudahavāṃ adhyāya pūrā huā

Translation

ఇట్లు శ్రీమహాభారత ఆదిపర్వాంతర్గత ఆస్తీకపర్వమున వాయుకీ సోదరి వరణవృత్తాంతసంబంధమైన పద్నాలుగవ అధ్యాయము సమాప్తమయ్యెను.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• प्रकारम्: manner/way
• प्रकारम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रकार
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• श्रीमहाभारतम्: the (holy) Mahabharata
• श्रीमहाभारतम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाभारत
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• आदिपर्वके: in the Adi-parvan
• आदिपर्वके: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आदिपर्वक
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular

• अन्तर्गत: included/contained
• अन्तर्गत: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्तर्गत
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular

• आस्तीकपर्वणि: in the Astika-parvan
• आस्तीकपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: आस्तीकपर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• वायुकिकी: of Vayukiki
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायुकिकी
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Singular

• बहिनः: of (the) sister
• Type: Noun
• Root: बहिनी
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Singular

• वरणेन: by/with the choosing (as bridegroom)
• वरणेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वरण
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• सम्बन्धम्: connection/relationship
• सम्बन्धम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम्बन्ध
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• रखत्: having/keeping (relating to)
• Type: Verb
• Root: रख्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• चतुर्दशः: fourteenth
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर्दश
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• सम्पूर्णः: completed/finished
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्पूर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अभवत्: was/became
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Imperfect, Third, Singular

Speaker

शौनक उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Mahābhārata
• Ādi Parva
• Āstīka Parva
• Vāyukī
• Vāyukī’s sister

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

This line is a colophon rather than a doctrinal verse: it teaches the importance of orderly textual transmission—clearly marking the end of a chapter and identifying its narrative focus—so that the Itihāsa can be preserved and studied without confusion.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator signals that the fourteenth chapter of the Āstīka section (within the Ādi Parva) has concluded, and notes that its content was connected with an account involving the marriage-choice (varaṇa) of Vāyukī’s sister.