Shloka 167

Parāśara’s Birth, Vasiṣṭha as Guardian, and the Bhṛgu–Kṣatriya Violence Etiology (Ādi-parva 169)

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत आदिपव॑के अन्तर्गत चैत्ररथपर्वमें पंचालदेशकी यात्राविषयक एक सौ सरसठवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti prakāraṁ śrīmahābhārata ādiparva-ke antargata caitraratha-parva-meṁ pañcāla-deśa-kī yātrā-viṣayaka eka-śata-saraṣaṭh-vāṁ adhyāya pūrā huā

Translation

ఇట్లు శ్రీమహాభారత ఆదిపర్వాంతర్గత చైత్రరథపర్వంలో పాంచాలదేశయాత్రావిషయక నూట అరవై తొమ్మిదవ అధ్యాయం సమాప్తమైంది.

Word by Word

• इति: thus; end-quote marker
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

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

• श्री: auspiciousness; honorific 'Śrī'
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• महाभारतम्: the Mahābhārata
• महाभारतम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाभारत
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• आदि: beginning; first
• आदि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदि
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• पर्वणि: in the parva/section
• पर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• अन्तर्गत: included; contained within
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्तर्गत
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• चैत्ररथ: Caitraratha (name)
• चैत्ररथ: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: चैत्ररथ
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• पर्वणि: in the parva/episode
• पर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• पञ्चाल: of Pañcāla
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्चाल
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• देशस्य: of the country/region
• Type: Noun
• Root: देश
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• यात्रा: of the journey
• Type: Noun
• Root: यात्रा
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Singular

• विषयक: concerning; relating to
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विषयक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• एक: one
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शत: hundred
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• सप्त: seven
• Type: Noun
• Root: सप्त

• षष्टितमः: sixty-seventh (ordinal)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षष्टितम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• समाप्तः: completed; finished
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समाप्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अभवत्: was; became
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Mahābhārata
• Ādi Parva
• Caitraratha Parva
• Pañcāla (region)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

This line is a colophon rather than a doctrinal verse: its function is to mark completion of a chapter and identify its subject (the journey to Pañcāla), emphasizing orderly transmission and preservation of the narrative.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator’s colophon announces that the 169th chapter in the Caitraratha section of the Ādi Parva—focused on travel to the Pañcāla country—has concluded, preparing the reader for the next chapter/episode.