Shloka 174

पाण्डवानां पाञ्चालगमनम्

The Pāṇḍavas’ Journey toward Pāñcāla and News of the Svayaṃvara

Devanagari script

इति श्रीमहाभारते आदिपर्वणि चैत्ररथपर्वणि वासिष्े विश्वामित्रपरा भवे चतु:सप्तत्यधिकशततमो<ध्याय:

Transliteration

iti śrīmahābhārate ādiparvaṇi caitrarathaparvaṇi vāsiṣṭhe viśvāmitraparā bhave catuḥsaptatyadhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

Như vậy, chương thứ một trăm bảy mươi lăm của Ādi Parva trong Śrī Mahābhārata—thuộc phần Caitraratha, trong đoạn nói về Vasiṣṭha và Viśvāmitra—đã kết thúc. Lời kết (colophon) này chính thức báo hiệu sự hoàn tất của một đơn vị tự sự, nơi căng thẳng đạo lý giữa uy quyền tâm linh và tham vọng vương quyền được đặt thành khuôn, đồng thời đánh dấu bước chuyển sang phần tiếp theo của thiên anh hùng ca.

Word by Word

• इति: thus; end-quotation marker
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति
• Form: Avyaya

• श्रीमहाभारते: in the auspicious 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 Parva
• चैत्ररथपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: चैत्ररथपर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• वासिष्ठे: in (the section) concerning Vasiṣṭha
• वासिष्ठे: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वासिष्ठ
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• विश्वामित्रपरा: having Viśvāmitra as the principal (topic)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विश्वामित्रपर
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• भवे: in the episode/section (bhava)
• भवे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भव
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• चतुःसप्तत्यधिकशततमः: the one hundred and seventy-fourth
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुःसप्तत्यधिकशततम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

Speaker

गन्धर्व उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Mahābhārata
• Ādi Parva
• Caitraratha Parvan
• Vasiṣṭha
• Viśvāmitra

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

As a colophon, the verse itself teaches indirectly: it highlights how the epic organizes moral narratives into discrete episodes. By naming Vasiṣṭha and Viśvāmitra, it points to a recurring ethical theme—tension between kṣatriya power and brahminical/ascetic authority, and the need to discipline ambition through dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

This line is not spoken dialogue but an editorial closing formula marking the end of Ādi Parva, chapter 175, within the Caitraratha section, specifically the episode centered on Vasiṣṭha and Viśvāmitra. It signals that the preceding story-unit has concluded and the text is moving to the next chapter/segment.