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Shloka 40

Jaradkāru Encounters the Pitṛs

Jaratkāru-Pitṛdarśana

इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत आदिपव॑के अन्तर्गत आस्तीकपर्वमें परीक्षित्‌-उपाख्यानविषयक चालीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

iti prakāraḥ śrīmahābhārate ādiparvaṇi antaragate āstīkaparvaṇi parīkṣit-upākhyāna-viṣayakaś catvāriṃśattamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ

ดังนี้ บทที่สี่สิบ ว่าด้วยอุปาขยานแห่งปรีกษิต ภายในอาสตีกปัรวะ อันอยู่ในอาทิปัรวะ แห่งมหาภารตอันศักดิ์สิทธิ์ ก็สิ้นสุดลง.

इतिthus; end-quote marker
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
प्रकारेणin this manner; by this way
प्रकारेण:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootप्रकार
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
श्रीमहाभारतेin the (holy) Mahabharata
श्रीमहाभारते:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootमहाभारत
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
आदिपर्वणिin the Adi Parva
आदिपर्वणि:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootआदिपर्वन्
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
अन्तर्गतेincluded; contained (within)
अन्तर्गते:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootअन्तर्गत
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
आस्तीकपर्वणिin the Astika Parva
आस्तीकपर्वणि:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootआस्तीकपर्वन्
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
परीक्षितोपाख्यानविषयकःconcerning the episode of Parikshit
परीक्षितोपाख्यानविषयकः:
TypeAdjective
Rootविषयक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
चत्वारिंशत्तमःfortieth
चत्वारिंशत्तमः:
TypeAdjective
Rootचत्वारिंशत्तम
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अध्यायःchapter
अध्यायः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअध्याय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
समाप्तःcompleted; concluded
समाप्तः:
TypeAdjective
Rootसमाप्त
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अभवत्was; became
अभवत्:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
FormImperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular

कृश उवाच

M
Mahābhārata
Ā
Ādi Parva
Ā
Āstīka Parva
P
Parīkṣit

Educational Q&A

This line functions as a colophon rather than a doctrinal verse: it teaches how the Mahābhārata self-organizes its tradition—marking boundaries of episodes and emphasizing faithful transmission and orderly remembrance of itihāsa.

The text is concluding a chapter: it states that the fortieth adhyāya dealing with the Parīkṣit episode, situated within the Āstīka Parva of the Ādi Parva, has been completed.