Shloka 120

Droṇa–Drupada Saṃvāda and Droṇa’s Reception at the Kuru Court (द्रोण-द्रुपद-संवादः; कुरुनगरप्रवेशः)

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमह्ाभारत आदिपर्वके अन्तर्गत सम्भवपर्वमें व्यूषिताश्नोपाख्यानविषयक एक सौ बीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti prakāraḥ śrīmahābhārata-ādiparva-ke antar-gata-sambhava-parvaṇi vyūṣitāśnopa-ākhyāna-viṣayaka eka-śata-viṁśatitamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ

Translation

Như vậy, trong Thánh sử Mahābhārata, thuộc Ādi Parva, trong Sambhava Parva, chương thứ một trăm hai mươi—nói về tích truyện Vyūṣitāśva—đến đây kết thúc.

Word by Word

इतिthus

प्रकारेणin this manner / by this way

श्रीमहाभारतेin the (holy) Mahabharata

आदिपर्वकेin the Adi-parvan section

अन्तर्गतincluded within

सम्भवपर्वणिin the Sambhava-parvan

व्यूषिताश्नोपाख्यानविषयकःhaving as its subject the Vyushitashva-upakhyana

एकone

शतhundred

विंशतितमःtwentieth

अध्यायःchapter

पूर्णःcompleted

अभवत्was / became

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Śrī Mahābhārata

Ādi Parva

Sambhava Parva

Vyūṣitāśva (episode/person referenced by title)

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

As a chapter-ending colophon, the verse primarily teaches textual awareness: the Mahābhārata frames moral history through carefully segmented narratives. By marking the completion of an upākhyāna within the Sambhava Parva, it underscores that dharma is traced through origins, lineage, and the consequences of conduct across generations.

What is happening in the narrative?

The speaker (Vaiśampāyana) is not advancing the plot here but formally closing the chapter, stating that the 120th chapter—focused on the Vyūṣitāśva episode—has concluded within the Sambhava Parva of the Ādi Parva.