Shloka 127

Droṇa’s Ācārya-Dakṣiṇā: Capture of Drupada and Division of Pāñcāla (द्रोण-आचार्यदक्षिणा)

Devanagari script

इति श्रीमहाभारते आदिपर्वणि सम्भवपर्वणि भीमसेनरसपाने सप्तविंशत्यधिकशततमो< ध्याय:,इस प्रकार श्रीमह्या भारत आदिपव॑के अन्तर्गत सम्भवपर्वमें भीमसेनके रसपानसे सम्बन। रखनेवाला एक सौ सत्ताईसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti śrīmahābhārate ādiparvaṇi sambhavaparvaṇi bhīmasenarasapāne saptaviṃśatyadhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ |

Translation

至此，《圣摩诃婆罗多》阿底篇（Ādi Parva）之“诞生品”（Sambhava）中，关于毗摩塞那饮服强烈精髓的一百二十七章告终。此结语既为叙事单元之终止，亦昭示其道德分量将延续于后：力量当用于护持正义，而非滋长傲慢；此义将随血脉与纷争的展开而继续回响。

Word by Word

इतिthus; so

श्रीमहाभारतेin the Śrī-Mahābhārata

आदिपर्वणिin the Ādi-parvan

सम्भवपर्वणिin the Sambhava-parvan

भीमसेनof Bhīmasena

रसपानेin/at the drinking of (poison-)juice; in the episode of drinking the liquid

सप्तविंशतिtwenty-seven

अधिकadditional; over and above

शततमःthe hundredth (as ordinal base)

अध्यायःchapter

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Śrī Mahābhārata

Ādi Parva

Sambhava Parva

Bhīmasena (Bhīma)

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 colophon, the verse primarily signals closure, but it also frames the episode’s ethical implication: extraordinary power or advantage (symbolized by ‘rasa’) is meaningful when aligned with dharma—used for protection and rightful purpose rather than pride or harm.

What is happening in the narrative?

This is the chapter-ending statement: it announces that the chapter in the Sambhava Parva of the Ādi Parva—centered on Bhīmasena’s ‘rasapāna’ episode—has concluded, preparing the listener for the next segment of the origin narrative.