Shloka 135

Adhyāya 136: Yavakrī–Bharadvāja Saṃvāda and the Bāladhī–Dhanuṣākṣa Gāthā

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Devanagari script

इति श्रीमहाभारते वनपर्वणि तीर्थयात्रापर्वणि लोमशतीर्थयात्रायां यवक्रीतोपाख्याने पज्चत्रिंशदधिकशततमो<ध्याय:

Transliteration

iti śrīmahābhārate vanaparvaṇi tīrthayātrāparvaṇi lomaśatīrthayātrāyāṃ yavakrītopākhyāne pañcatriṃśadadhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

Như vậy kết thúc chương thứ một trăm ba mươi sáu của Vana Parva trong Śrī Mahābhārata, thuộc phần Tīrtha-yātrā Parva (phần hành hương), trong thuật chuyện cuộc hành hương của Lomaśa, ở đoạn tích về Yavakrīta. Lời kết (colophon) này báo hiệu sự hoàn tất của một đơn vị tự sự, nhằm làm khung cho sự suy niệm đạo lý qua hành trình đến các thánh địa và những câu chuyện nêu gương.

Word by Word

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

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

• वनपर्वणि: in the Vana-parvan (Forest Book)
• वनपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वनपर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• तीर्थयात्रापर्वणि: in the Tīrthayātrā-parvan (Pilgrimage section)
• तीर्थयात्रापर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थयात्रापर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• लोमशतीर्थयात्रायाम्: in Lomaśa's pilgrimage (narrative)
• लोमशतीर्थयात्रायाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोमशतीर्थयात्रा
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• यवक्रीतोपाख्याने: in the episode (upākhyāna) of Yavakrīta
• यवक्रीतोपाख्याने: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: यवक्रीतोपाख्यान
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• पञ्चत्रिंशदधिकशततमः: one hundred and thirty-fifth
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्चत्रिंशदधिकशततम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

Speaker

लोगश उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Mahābhārata
• Vana Parva
• Tīrtha-yātrā Parva
• Lomaśa
• Yavakrīta

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

As a colophon, the verse itself teaches indirectly: the Mahābhārata organizes ethical instruction through framed episodes—here, pilgrimage and an exemplary tale (Yavakrīta)—so that reflection on dharma is anchored in remembered narratives and sacred contexts.

What is happening in the narrative?

This line is not dialogue content but a formal closing statement marking the end of Adhyāya 136 in the Vana Parva, specifically within the Tīrtha-yātrā section and the Yavakrīta episode narrated in the context of Lomaśa’s pilgrimage.