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Shloka 129

Cyavana’s Tapas, Sukanyā’s Curiosity, and Śaryāti’s Appeasement (च्यवन-सुकन्या-उपाख्यान आरम्भ)

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत वनपर्वके अन्तर्गत तीर्थयात्रापर्वमें लोमशती र्थयात्राके प्रसंगमें युकन्योपाख्यानविषयक एक सौ इक्कीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti prakāraṃ śrīmahābhārate vanaparvaṇi antargate tīrthayātrāparvaṇi lomaśatīrthayātrāprasange yukanyopākhyānaviṣayaka ekaśata-ekkaviṃśatitamādhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ

Translation

Như vậy, trong bộ Śrī Mahābhārata, thuộc Vana Parva, trong Tīrtha-yātrā Parva, theo mạch truyện hành hương của Lomāśa, chương nói về tích Yukan(y)ā (Sukanyā) đến đây khép lại—tức chương thứ một trăm hai mươi mốt.

Word by Word

इतिthus; end-quote marker

प्रकारम्manner; way

श्री-महाभारतthe revered Mahabharata

वन-पर्व-केof the Vana Parva

अन्तर्गतincluded within; contained in

तीर्थयात्रा-पर्व-मेंin the Tirthayatra Parva

लोमश-तीर्थयात्रा-केof Lomasha's pilgrimage

प्रसङ्ग-मेंin the context/episode

युकन्या-उपाख्यान-विषयकconcerning the tale of Yukanya

एकone

शतhundred

एकविंशतितमःtwenty-first

अध्यायःchapter

पूरःcomplete

अभवत्was; became

Speaker

युधिछिर उवाच

Characters & Entities

Śrī Mahābhārata

Vana Parva

Tīrtha-yātrā Parva

Lomāśa

Yukan(y)ā (Yukanyā)

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?

This line functions as a colophon, emphasizing textual structure and the didactic framing of pilgrimage narratives: sacred journeys and embedded tales are presented as organized vehicles for transmitting dharma through exempla.

What is happening in the narrative?

The text signals the completion of an adhyāya within the Vana Parva’s Tīrtha-yātrā section, specifically closing the episode (upākhyāna) about Yukanyā told in the context of Lomāśa’s pilgrimage account.