Shloka 146

Bhīma–Hanūmān Dialogue on Yugas (युगवर्णनम्)

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमह्ााभारत वनपर्वके अन्तर्गत तीर्थयात्रापर्वमें लोमशतीर्थयात्राके प्रसंगमें भीमसेनका कदलीवनमें प्रवेशविषयक एक सौ छियालीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti prakāraṁ śrīmahābhārate vanaparvake antargata tīrthayātrāparvaṇi lomaśatīrthayātrāprasange bhīmasenasya kadalīvanapraveśaviṣayaka ekaśataṣaṭcatvāriṁśattamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ

Translation

ดังนี้ ในศรีมหาภารตะ วนปรวะ ภาคตียรถยาตรา ในเหตุแห่งการจาริกของโลมศะ บทที่ ๑๔๖ ว่าด้วยการที่ภีมเสนะเข้าสู่ป่ากะดะลี จึงสิ้นสุดลง.

Word by Word

• इति: thus; end-quote marker
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• प्रकारेण: in this manner; by this way
• प्रकारेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रकार
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• श्री: revered; auspiciousness (honorific)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• महाभारते: in the Mahabharata
• महाभारते: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाभारत
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• वनपर्वणि: in the Vana Parva
• वनपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वनपर्व
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• अन्तर्गत: included; contained within
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्तर्गत
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• तीर्थयात्रापर्वणि: in the Tirthayatra Parva
• तीर्थयात्रापर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थयात्रापर्व
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• लोमशतीर्थयात्राप्रसङ्गे: in the episode of Lomasha's pilgrimage
• लोमशतीर्थयात्राप्रसङ्गे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोमशतीर्थयात्राप्रसङ्ग
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• भीमसेनस्य: of Bhimasena
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीमसेन
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• कदलीवनप्रवेशविषयकः: concerning the entry into the Kadali forest
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कदलीवनप्रवेशविषयक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• एकशतषट्चत्वारिंशत्तमः: one hundred forty-sixth
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एकशतषट्चत्वारिंशत्तम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• समाप्तः: completed; finished
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समाप्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अभवत्: was; became
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), 3rd, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Śrī Mahābhārata
• Vana Parva
• Tīrthayātrā-parvan
• Lomāśa
• Bhīmasena (Bhīma)
• Kadalīvana (Kadali grove)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

As a colophon, the line does not teach through a direct maxim; it frames the ethical atmosphere of the pilgrimage narrative: sacred travel and forest encounters are arenas where power (Bhīma’s strength) must operate under dharma—self-control, respect for sacred spaces, and readiness to face trials without abandoning righteous conduct.

What is happening in the narrative?

The text marks the completion of a chapter in the Vana Parva’s pilgrimage section, specifically the episode (prasanga) in Lomāśa’s tīrtha-journey account that concerns Bhīmasena’s entry into the Kadali grove, preparing the reader for the next development in the journey narrative.