Shloka 131

Bala and Dharma in Kṣatriya Governance (बल-धर्म सम्बन्धः)

Devanagari script

इति श्रीमहाभारते शान्तिपर्वणि आपद्धर्मपर्वणि एकत्रिंशदधिकशततमो<ध्याय: ।। २१३१ ।। इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत शान्तिपर्वके अन्तर्गत आपद्धर्मपर्वमें एक सौ इकतीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi āpaddharmaparvaṇi ekatriṃśad-adhika-śatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ || 2131 ||

Translation

وهكذا، في «شري مهابهاراتا»، ضمن «شانتِي بارفا»، وتحديدًا في قسم «آبَدّدهرما» (السلوك وفق الدهرما في أزمنة الشدة)، يختتم الفصل الحادي والثلاثون بعد المئة. وهذه الصيغة الختامية تُثبت أن تعليم بهيشما في دهرما الأزمات قد أُدِّي وأُقفل رسميًّا.

Word by Word

• इति: thus; so
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

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

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

• शान्ति: in (the) Śānti (section)
• शान्ति: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शान्ति
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

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

• आपद्: in adversity; in calamity
• आपद्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: आपद्
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• धर्म: in dharma; in duty/law
• धर्म: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• पर्वणि: in the sub-book/section (parvan)
• पर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• एकत्रिंशत्: thirty-one
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एकत्रिंशत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अधिक: additional; exceeding
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अधिक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शत: hundred
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• तमः: the -th (ordinal superlative suffix used for numbering)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तम (प्रत्यय: -तम)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Mahābhārata
• Śānti Parva
• Āpaddharma Parva
• Bhīṣma

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

This line is a colophon rather than a doctrinal verse: it signals the formal completion of the chapter within the Āpaddharma portion of Śānti Parva, framing Bhīṣma’s guidance on righteous conduct under conditions of crisis.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator/editorial voice closes the chapter: after Bhīṣma’s instruction (addressed to Yudhiṣṭhira in this broader context), the text marks the end of the 131st chapter of the Āpaddharma section within Śānti Parva.