Shloka 57

भूमिभार-निवारणप्रसङ्गः (Bhūmibhāra-nivāraṇa-prasaṅgaḥ) — The Motif of Relieving Earth’s Burden

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत आदिपव॑के अन्तर्गत आस्तीकपर्वमें सर्पनामकथनविषयक सत्तावनवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

Iti prakāraṃ Śrīmahābhārata Ādiparva-ke antargata Āstīkaparva-meṃ sarpanāmakathanaviṣayaka sattāvanavāṃ adhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ huā.

Translation

至此，《圣摩诃婆罗多》阿底篇（Ādi Parva）之阿斯提迦篇（Āstīka Parva）中，叙述诸蛇名号的第五十七章告终。此结语标示框架叙事中一段主题单元的完成，并强调通过谨慎的编目与记忆，使传统得以有序传承。

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• प्रकारम्: manner/way
• प्रकारम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रकार
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• श्री: auspiciousness; honorific 'Śrī'
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• महाभारतम्: the Mahābhārata
• महाभारतम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाभारत
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• आदि: in the beginning; in the Ādi (first)
• आदि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदि
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• पर्वणि: in the parvan/section
• पर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• अन्तर्गत: included/contained (within)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्तर्गत
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• आस्तीक: in the Āstīka (sub-parvan)
• आस्तीक: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: आस्तीक
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• पर्वणि: in the parvan/section
• पर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• सर्प: of the serpent
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्प
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• नाम: of the name
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन्
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• कथन: in the narration/telling
• कथन: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कथन
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• विषयक: having as its subject; concerning
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विषयक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सप्त: seven
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सप्त

• पञ्चाशत्तमः: fiftieth (ordinal)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्चाशत्तम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• सम्पूर्णः: completed/finished
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्पूर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

Speaker

शौनक उवाच

Characters & Entities

• श्रीमहाभारत
• आदिपर्व
• आस्तीकपर्व
• सर्प