Shloka 167

Saudāsa

Kalmāṣapāda) Released by Vasiṣṭha; Return to Ayodhyā; Birth of Aśmaka (अश्मक-जन्म

Devanagari script

इति श्रीमहाभारते आदिपर्वणि चैत्ररथपर्वणि पञ्चालदेशयात्रायां सप्तषष्ट्यधिकशततमो<ध्याय:

Transliteration

iti śrīmahābhārate ādiparvaṇi caitrarathaparvaṇi pañcāladeśayātrāyāṃ saptaṣaṣṭyadhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

Như vậy kết thúc chương thứ một trăm sáu mươi bảy (167) trong Ādi Parva của Śrī Mahābhārata—thuộc phần Caitraratha—nói về cuộc hành trình đến xứ Pañcāla. Đây là lời kết (colophon) đánh dấu sự khép lại của chương và xác định vị trí của nó trong cấu trúc đại tự sự.

Word by Word

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

• श्रीमहाभारते: in the venerable Mahabharata
• श्रीमहाभारते: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीमहाभारत
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• आदिपर्वणि: in the Adi Parva
• आदिपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदिपर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• चैत्ररथपर्वणि: in the Chaitraratha-parvan section
• चैत्ररथपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: चैत्ररथपर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• पञ्चालदेशयात्रायाम्: in the journey to the Panchala country
• पञ्चालदेशयात्रायाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्चालदेशयात्रा
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• सप्तषष्ट्यधिकशततमः: the one-hundred-and-sixty-seventh (chapter)
• सप्तषष्ट्यधिकशततमः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्तषष्ट्यधिकशततम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Mahābhārata
• Ādi Parva
• Caitraratha-parvan
• Pañcāla-deśa

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

This line is a colophon rather than a doctrinal verse; its function is to preserve textual order and context—identifying the work, parva, sub-section, and the chapter count—supporting disciplined transmission and study.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrative action is not advanced here; the verse simply marks the conclusion of the chapter and locates it within the Ādi Parva’s Caitraratha section, specifically the episode/theme described as the journey to the Pañcāla region.