Shloka 46

Kāmyake Pāṇḍavānāṃ Bhojana-vyavasthā

Provisioning and Welfare in the Kāmyaka Forest

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत वनपववके अन्तर्गत इन्रलोकाभिगमनपर्वनें उर्वशीशाप नामक छियालीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti prakāraḥ śrīmahābhārate vanaparvaṇi antargate indralokābhigamana-parvaṇi urvaśīśāpa-nāmakaḥ ṣaṭcatvāriṃśattamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ

Translation

Như vậy, trong Śrī Mahābhārata, thuộc Vana Parva, trong phần mang tên “Hành trình đến cõi Indra”, chương thứ bốn mươi sáu—gọi là “Lời nguyền của Urvaśī”—đã kết thúc.

Word by Word

इतिthus

प्रकारम्manner/way

श्रीauspiciousness; honorific 'Shri'

महाभारतMahabharata

वनपर्वणिin the Vana Parva

अन्तर्गतincluded/contained

इन्द्रलोकाभिगमनपर्वणिin the Indralokabhigamana-parvan (section on going to Indra's world)

उर्वशीशापthe curse of Urvashi

नामकःnamed/called

षट्चत्वारिंशत्तमःforty-sixth

अध्यायःchapter

पूर्णःcompleted/finished

अभवत्was/became

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Mahābhārata

Vana Parva

Indraloka

Urvaśī

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

As a chapter-colophon, the verse primarily signals closure, but it also points to the ethical frame of the preceding episode: dharma and self-restraint are tested, and actions—whether driven by desire, pride, or steadfastness—carry consequences that shape one’s path.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana indicates that the forty-sixth chapter titled ‘Urvaśī’s Curse’, situated within the ‘Indraloka-abhigamana’ section of the Vana Parva, has ended—functioning as an editorial/narrative marker rather than advancing the plot directly.