Shloka 160

Saṃvaraṇa’s Petition and Tapatī’s Conditioned Consent (सम्वरण-तपती संवादः)

Devanagari script

)॥ $ । 7 ; इति श्रीमहाभारते आदिपर्वणि बकवधपर्वणि भीमबकवधाड्रीकारे षष्ट्यधिकशततमो< ध्याय:,इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत आदिपव॑ीके अन्तर्गत बकवधपर्वमें भीमके द्वारा बकवधकी स्वीकृतिविषयक एक सौ साठवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti śrīmahābhārate ādiparvaṇi bakavadhaparvaṇi bhīmabakavadhāṅgīkāre ṣaṣṭyadhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ | iti śrīmahābhārata ādiparvaṇīke antargata bakavadhaparvameṃ bhīmake dvārā bakavadhakī svīkṛtiviṣayaka eka sau sāṭhavāṃ adhyāya pūrā huā |

Translation

ดังนี้ ในศรีมหาภารตะ อาทิปรรพ ภายในตอนบกวธปรรพ บทว่าด้วยการที่ภีมรับภารกิจปราบบกะ บทที่หนึ่งร้อยหกสิบจึงสิ้นสุดลง

Word by Word

• {'iti': 'thus

• indicating conclusion', 'śrīmahābhārate': 'in the Śrī Mahābhārata', 'ādiparvaṇi': 'in the Ādi Parva (the first book/section)', 'bakavadhaparvaṇi': 'in the Bakavadha-parvan

• the episode concerning Baka’s killing', 'bhīma': 'Bhīma (Pāṇḍava hero, son of Vāyu)', 'baka': 'Baka (a rākṣasa/demon who terrorizes the region)', 'vadha': 'slaying

• killing (often of a violent oppressor)', 'aṅgīkāra': 'acceptance

• formal assent', 'svīkṛti': 'acceptance

• consent', 'ṣaṣṭyadhikaśatatamaḥ': 'one hundred and sixtieth', 'adhyāyaḥ': 'chapter', 'antargata': 'included within

• contained in', 'dvārā': 'by means of

• through (agentive: ‘by’)', 'viṣayaka': 'concerning

• pertaining to', 'pūrā huā': 'completed (Hindi colophon phrasing in the edition)'}

Speaker

ब्राह्मण उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Mahābhārata
• Ādi Parva
• Bakavadha-parvan
• Bhīma
• Baka

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The colophon frames the episode as a dharmic act: a strong and capable person accepts responsibility to remove a violent oppressor, prioritizing the safety and welfare of the community.

What is happening in the narrative?

This is the chapter-ending notice stating that the chapter about Bhīma’s acceptance/undertaking to kill the rākṣasa Baka—within the Bakavadha episode of the Ādi Parva—has been completed.