Mahabharata 7.83.81 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 83, Shloka 81

Saumadatti-vadha and Bhīma–Alambusa-saṃyoga (सौमदत्तिवधः तथा भीमालम्बुससंयोगः)

Devanagari script

इति श्रीमहाभारते द्रोणपर्वणि प्रतिज्ञापर्वणि अर्जुनस्य पुन: पाशुपतास्त्रप्राप्तौ एकाशीतितमो<ध्याय:

Transliteration

iti śrīmahābhārate droṇaparvaṇi pratijñāparvaṇi arjunasya punaḥ pāśupatāstraprāptau ekāśītitamo 'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

Như vậy, trong Śrī Mahābhārata, thuộc Droṇa Parva—đặc biệt là phần Pratijñā Parva—kết thúc chương thứ tám mươi mốt, thuật việc Arjuna một lần nữa đạt được vũ khí Pāśupata.

Word by Word

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

• श्रीमहाभारते: in the Śrī-Mahābhārata
• श्रीमहाभारते: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीमहाभारत
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• द्रोणपर्वणि: in the Droṇa-parvan
• द्रोणपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रोणपर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• प्रतिज्ञापर्वणि: in the Pratijñā-parvan
• प्रतिज्ञापर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रतिज्ञापर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• अर्जुनस्य: of Arjuna
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्जुन
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• पुनः: again
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः

• पाशुपत: Pāśupata (of Paśupati/Śiva)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाशुपत
• Form: Neuter, Compound-member (stem form), Singular (as stem)

• अस्त्र: weapon; missile
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्त्र
• Form: Neuter, Compound-member (stem form), Singular (as stem)

• प्राप्तौ: in/at the obtaining (acquisition)
• प्राप्तौ: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राप्ति
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• एकाशीतितमः: eighty-first
• एकाशीतितमः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एकाशीतितम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Mahābhārata
• Droṇa Parva
• Pratijñā Parva
• Arjuna
• Pāśupata Astra
• Paśupati (Śiva)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The colophon highlights an ethical principle common in the epic: extraordinary power (such as divine astras) is framed as something granted or regained through merit, discipline, and alignment with dharma—especially significant in a context of vows (pratijñā) and war.

What is happening in the narrative?

This is the chapter-ending colophon stating that the eighty-first chapter of the Droṇa Parva (within the Pratijñā section) concludes, and that its subject is Arjuna’s renewed attainment of the Pāśupata weapon.