Shloka 47
Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Anxiety and Sañjaya’s Report on the Pandavas’ Coalition
Kāmyaka Context
इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत वनपरव्वके अन्तर्गत इन्रलोकाभिगमनपर्वमें लोमशगमनविषयक सैंतालीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraḥ śrīmahābhārata-vanaparvaṇi antar-gate indralokābhigamana-parvaṇi lomaśa-gamana-viṣayakaḥ saptacatvāriṃśattamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ
ఇట్లు శ్రీమహాభారత వనపర్వాంతర్గత ఇంద్రలోకాభిగమనపర్వంలో లోమశగమనవిషయక నలభై ఏడవ అధ్యాయం సమాప్తమైంది.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
This line functions as a colophon: it teaches attentiveness to textual structure and transmission—how the epic is carefully segmented and concluded—supporting disciplined study (svādhyāya) and faithful preservation of narrative units.
The narrator (Vaiśampāyana) signals that the forty-seventh chapter—focused on the theme of traveling with the sage Lomaśa—has concluded within the Indralokābhigamana portion of the Vana Parva, preparing the listener for the next chapter or thematic shift.