Shloka 176

धृष्टद्युम्नेन समागतक्षत्रियगणगणना

Dhṛṣṭadyumna’s Enumeration of Assembled Kṣatriyas

Devanagari script

इति श्रीमहाभारते आदिपर्वणि चैत्ररथपर्वणि वासिछ्े सौदाससुतोत्पत्तौ षट्सप्तत्यधिकशततमो<ध्याय:

Transliteration

iti śrīmahābhārate ādiparvaṇi caitrarathaparvaṇi vāsiṣṭhe saudāsasutotpattau ṣaṭsaptatyadhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

ఇతి శ్రీమహాభారత ఆదిపర్వాంతర్గత చైత్రరథపర్వంలో వసిష్ఠుడు మరియు సౌదాసుని పుత్రోత్పత్తి-ప్రసంగమునకు సంబంధించిన నూట డెబ్బై ఆరవ అధ్యాయం సమాప్తం.

Word by Word

इतिthus; end-quote marker

श्रीमहाभारतेin the revered Mahābhārata

आदिपर्वणिin the Ādi-parvan

चैत्ररथपर्वणिin the Caitraratha-parvan

वासिष्ठेin (the section/chapter) 'Vāsiṣṭha'

सौदाससुतोत्पत्तौin the account of the birth/origin of the son of Saudāsa

षट्सप्तत्यधिकशततमःthe one hundred and seventy-sixth

अध्यायःchapter

Speaker

गन्धर्व उवाच

Characters & Entities

Śrī Mahābhārata

Ādi Parva

Caitraratha Parva

Vasiṣṭha

Saudāsa

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 is a colophon rather than a didactic verse: it teaches how the Mahābhārata organizes and authenticates its narration—by clearly marking the end of a chapter and naming the section and episode, preserving textual order and context.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrative unit concerning Vasiṣṭha and the birth of Saudāsa’s son has concluded; the text formally closes the chapter and prepares the reader/listener for the next chapter’s continuation.