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Shloka 77

Devanagari script

इति श्रीमहाभारते सभापर्वणि अनुद्यूतपर्वणि पाण्डवप्रतिज्ञाकरणे सप्तसप्ततितमोध्याय:

Transliteration

iti śrīmahābhārate sabhāparvaṇi anudyūtapārvaṇi pāṇḍavapratijñākaraṇe saptasaptatitamo 'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

ఇతి శ్రీమహాభారత సభాపర్వంలోని అనుద్యూతపర్వంలో పాండవ ప్రతిజ్ఞాకరణ విషయమైన డెబ్బై ఏడవ అధ్యాయం।

Word by Word

इतिthus; end-quote marker

श्रीमहाभारतेin the venerable Mahabharata

सभापर्वणिin the Sabha-parvan (Book of the Assembly)

अनुद्यूतपर्वणिin the Anudyuta-parvan (sub-book: after the dice-game)

पाण्डवप्रतिज्ञाकरणेin (the section on) the making of the Pandavas' vow

सप्तसप्ततितमःseventy-seventh

अध्यायःchapter

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Mahābhārata

Sabha Parva

Anudyūta-parvan

Pāṇḍavas

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The colophon highlights the ethical weight of a pratijñā (solemn vow): after adharma has been unleashed through the dice-game, the Pāṇḍavas’ pledge functions as a moral and narrative pivot, binding them to a course of action shaped by duty, honor, and the demand for justice.

What is happening in the narrative?

This line is a chapter-ending colophon. It signals the conclusion of the seventy-seventh chapter of the Sabha Parva, specifically within the Anudyūta (subsequent dice-game) section, in the episode where the Pāṇḍavas undertake a vow—setting up the next developments in the story.