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Shloka 92

Āpava

Vasiṣṭha) and the Vasus: the Kāmadhenu Theft and the Curse (Śaṃtanu–Gaṅgā Saṃvāda

Devanagari script

इति श्रीमहाभारते आदिपर्वणि सम्भवपर्वणि उत्तरयायाते द्विनवतितमो< ध्याय: ।। ९२ || इस प्रकार श्रीमह्योा भारत आदिपव॑के अन्तर्गत सम्भवपर्वमें उत्तरयायातविषयक बानबेवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti śrīmahābhārate ādiparvaṇi sambhavaparvaṇi uttarayāyāte dvinavatitamo 'dhyāyaḥ || 92 ||

Translation

Như vậy kết thúc chương thứ chín mươi hai trong phần Sambhava thuộc Ādi Parva của Śrī Mahābhārata, nói về sự tích Uttara-yāyāta. Dòng kết (colophon) này đánh dấu sự hoàn tất chính thức của chương, báo hiệu sự chuyển đoạn trong mạch truyện về phả hệ và nguồn gốc.

Word by Word

इतिthus; so

श्रीauspiciousness; venerable (honorific)

महाभारतेin the Mahābhārata

आदिfirst; beginning

पर्वणिin the book/section (parvan)

सम्भवorigin; genealogy (Sambhava)

पर्वणिin the parvan/section

उत्तरयायातेin (the topic of) the later journey/advance (uttarayāyāta)

द्विनवतितमःninety-second

अध्यायःchapter

Speaker

प्रतर्दन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Śrī Mahābhārata

Ādi Parva

Sambhava Parva

Uttara-yāyāta

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

This verse is a colophon rather than a didactic statement; its function is to authenticate and close the chapter, reminding the reader that the epic’s ethical narratives are embedded within a carefully ordered textual and genealogical framework (Sambhava), where origins and lineage set the stage for later dharma-conflicts.

What is happening in the narrative?

The chapter concludes: the text formally announces that the ninety-second adhyāya of the Sambhava Parva within the Ādi Parva—identified here as connected with ‘Uttara-yāyāta’—has ended, indicating a transition to the next unit of narration.