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Shloka 88

राजपूजाविधानम् / Royal Reception Protocols during Āśvamedha Preparations

इति श्रीमहाभारते आश्वमेधिके पर्वणि अनुगीतापर्वणि अश्वमेधारम्भे अष्टाशीतितमो<ध्याय:

iti śrīmahābhārate āśvamedhike parvaṇi anugītāparvaṇi aśvamedhārambhe aṣṭāśītitamo 'dhyāyaḥ

Sa ganitong paraan, sa Śrī Mahābhārata, sa loob ng Aśvamedhika Parva—lalo na sa bahaging Anugītā—sa pagsisimula ng paghahandog na Aśvamedha, nagwakas ang ikawalongpu’t walong kabanata. Ito ang kolofon na nagmamarka ng pagsasara ng isang yunit ng salaysay at inilalagay ito sa proyektong etikal-politikal ng pagpapanumbalik matapos ang digmaan sa pamamagitan ng tungkulin ng hari at ng kaayusan ng paghahandog.

इतिthus; end-quote marker
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
श्रीमहाभारतेin the revered Mahabharata
श्रीमहाभारते:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootश्रीमहाभारत
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
आश्वमेधिकेin the Ashvamedhika (parva)
आश्वमेधिके:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootआश्वमेधिक
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
पर्वणिin the book/section (parva)
पर्वणि:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootपर्वन्
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
अनुगीतापर्वणिin the Anugita sub-parva
अनुगीतापर्वणि:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootअनुगीतापर्वन्
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
अश्वमेधारम्भेat the commencement of the Ashvamedha
अश्वमेधारम्भे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootअश्वमेधारम्भ
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
अष्टाशीतितमःeighty-eighth
अष्टाशीतितमः:
TypeAdjective
Rootअष्टाशीतितम
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अध्यायःchapter
अध्यायः:
TypeNoun
Rootअध्याय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular

वैशम्पायन उवाच

M
Mahābhārata
Ā
Āśvamedhika Parva
A
Anugītāparvan
A
Aśvamedha

Educational Q&A

This line is a colophon rather than a doctrinal verse: it frames the ethical-political arc of the section by locating it at the start of the Aśvamedha, a royal rite associated with re-establishing legitimate sovereignty and social order (dharma) after the devastation of war.

The text signals the conclusion of Chapter 88 within the Aśvamedhika Parva, in the Anugītā sub-section, at the point where the Aśvamedha sacrifice is being initiated; it functions as a structural marker for readers and reciters.