Shloka 44

परिक्षिद्वृत्तान्तप्रश्नः

Inquiry into Parīkṣit’s Conduct and the Beginnings of His Downfall

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत आदिपव॑के अन्तर्गत आस्तीकपव॑रमोें जनमेजयराज्याभिषेकसम्बन्धी चौवालीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

Iti prakāraḥ Śrīmahābhārata-Ādiparvaṇi antar-gata Āstīka-parvaṇi Janamejaya-rājyābhiṣeka-sambandhī catuścatvāriṃśattamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ.

Translation

Như vậy, chương thứ bốn mươi bốn của phần Āstīka thuộc Ādi Parva trong «Śrī Mahābhārata», nói về lễ đăng quang (abhiṣeka) của vua Janamejaya, đã kết thúc. Lời kết này chính thức đánh dấu sự hoàn tất của đơn vị truyện, đặt các biến cố tiếp theo vào khuôn khổ vương quyền chính thống và trật tự nghi lễ—nền tảng nâng đỡ quyền lực chính trị.

Word by Word

इतिthus; end-quotation marker

प्रकारेणin this manner; by this way

श्रीमहाभारतम्the revered Mahabharata

आदिपर्वणिin the Adi Parva

अन्तर्गतincluded; contained

आस्तीकपर्वणिin the Astika Parva

जनमेजयराज्याभिषेकसम्बन्धीrelated to Janamejaya's royal consecration

चतुश्चत्वारिंशत्तमःforty-fourth

अध्यायःchapter

समाप्तःcompleted; finished

अभवत्was; became

Speaker

तक्षक उवाच

Characters & Entities

Śrīmahābhārata

Ādi Parva

Āstīka Parva

Janamejaya

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The passage functions as a formal colophon: it emphasizes the importance of ritual order and legitimate succession by noting that the chapter concerns Janamejaya’s consecration, reminding readers that political authority in the epic world is grounded in dharmic rites and recognized continuity.

What is happening in the narrative?

The text is marking the end of the forty-fourth chapter within the Āstīka section of the Ādi Parva, specifically identifying the chapter’s topic as King Janamejaya’s royal consecration and signaling a transition to the next unit.