Shloka 181

Brāhmaṇa-māhātmya: Tārkṣya’s instruction on tapas, satya, and svadharma

Chapter 182

Devanagari script

इति श्रीमहा भारते वनपर्वणि आजगरपर्वणि भीममोचने एकाशीत्यधिकशततमो<ध्याय:

Transliteration

iti śrīmahābhārate vanaparvaṇi ājagaraparvaṇi bhīmamocane ekāśītyadhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

Như vậy kết thúc chương thứ một trăm tám mươi mốt của Vana Parva trong Śrī Mahābhārata, thuộc phần nói về con Trăn (Ājagara), trong sự kiện Bhīma được giải thoát. Lời kết (colophon) này đánh dấu sự hoàn tất của giáo huấn và nhịp vận động của tự sự, hướng đến sự thoát hiểm nhờ hiểu biết đúng đắn và hạnh kiểm chân chính.

Word by Word

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

• श्री: auspiciousness; venerable (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-parvan (Forest Book)
• वनपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वनपर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• आजगरपर्वणि: in the Ajagara-parvan (section on the python)
• आजगरपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: आजगरपर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• भीममोचने: in (the episode of) Bhima’s release
• भीममोचने: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीममोचन
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• एकाशीत्यधिकशततमः: one hundred and eighty-first
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एकाशीत्यधिकशततम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Mahābhārata
• Vana Parva
• Ājagara-parvan
• Bhīma

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

As a colophon, the verse itself does not add new instruction; it signals closure of the chapter situated in the Ājagara episode, whose broader ethical thrust emphasizes that peril can be overcome through discernment, self-control, and adherence to dharma rather than mere force.

What is happening in the narrative?

This is the formal end-marker of the chapter: it identifies the text (Mahābhārata), the book (Vana Parva), the sub-episode (Ājagara-parvan), and the specific narrative focus (Bhīma’s release), concluding the chapter’s account.