Shloka 151

Portents, Pursuit to the Nalinī, and Yudhiṣṭhira’s Restraint Toward Bhīma

Saugandhika-padma Continuation

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत वनपर्वके अन्तर्गत तीर्थयात्रापर्वमें लोगशती र्थयात्राके प्रसंगमें गन्धमादन पर्वतपर हनुमानजी और भीमसेनका संवादविषयक एक सौ इक्यावनवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti prakāraṃ śrīmahābhārate vanaparvaṇi antargate tīrthayātrāparvaṇi loṅgaśatīrthayātrā-prasaṅge gandhamādana-parvate hanūmān-jī ca bhīmasena-yoḥ saṃvāda-viṣayaka ekaśata-ekapañcāśattamo 'dhyāyaḥ samāptaḥ

Translation

Vaiśampāyana nói: Như vậy, trong Vana Parva của thánh sử Mahābhārata—đặc biệt ở Tīrtha-yātrā Parva, trong mạch chuyện hành hương—trên núi Gandhamādana, chương thuật cuộc đối thoại giữa Hanumān và Bhīmasena khép lại, là chương thứ một trăm năm mươi mốt. Câu chuyện đặt cuộc gặp ấy như một lời giáo huấn đạo đức và tâm linh: sức mạnh phải được điều ngự bằng khiêm cung; và uy lực anh hùng chỉ đạt mục đích tối thượng khi thuận theo dharma và kính trọng bậc trưởng thượng cùng những bậc làm gương.

Word by Word

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

• प्रकारेण: in this manner; by this way
• प्रकारेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रकार
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• श्री: revered; auspiciousness (honorific)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• महाभारते: in the Mahabharata
• महाभारते: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाभारत
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

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

• अन्तर्गत: included; contained within
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्तर्गत
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• तीर्थयात्रापर्वणि: in the Tirthayatra-parva (Pilgrimage section)
• तीर्थयात्रापर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थयात्रापर्व
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• लोकशतीर्थयात्रायाः: of the (so-called) Lokashati pilgrimage
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोकशतीर्थयात्रा
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Singular

• प्रसङ्गे: in the context; on the occasion
• प्रसङ्गे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसङ्ग
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• गन्धमादनपर्वते: on Mount Gandhamadana
• गन्धमादनपर्वते: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्धमादनपर्वत
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• हनुमानजी: Hanuman (honorific)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हनुमान्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भीमसेनयोः: of Hanuman and Bhimasena / of Bhimasena (dual context: the two)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीमसेन
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Dual

• संवादविषयकः: having as its subject a dialogue; concerning the dialogue
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संवादविषयक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• एकशत: one hundred
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एकशत
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• एकपञ्चाशत्तमः: one hundred and fifty-first
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एकपञ्चाशत्तम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• पूर्णः: completed; finished
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अभवत्: was; became
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), 3rd, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• Mahābhārata
• Vana Parva
• Tīrtha-yātrā Parva
• Gandhamādana (mountain)
• Hanumān
• Bhīmasena (Bhīma)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The colophon points to the Hanumān–Bhīma dialogue as an ethical lesson: physical might should be tempered by humility and guided by dharma; true greatness includes respect for exemplary elders and disciplined use of power.

What is happening in the narrative?

This is a concluding notice (colophon) stating that, within the pilgrimage section of the Forest Book, the chapter about the conversation between Hanumān and Bhīmasena on Mount Gandhamādana has ended as the 151st chapter.