Shloka 104

उपवासविधि-प्रश्नः

Inquiry into the Discipline of Fasting

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमह्ाभारत अनुशासनपर्वके अन्तर्गत दानधर्मपर्वमें आयु बढ़ानेवाले साधनोंका वर्णनविषयक एक सौ चारवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

Iti prakāraḥ Śrīmahābhārate anuśāsanaparvake antargataṃ dānadharmaparvaṇi āyuḥ baḍhānevāle sādhanānāṃ varṇanaviṣayakaṃ ekaśatacaturthaḥ adhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ.

Translation

So endet das hundertvierte Kapitel des Abschnitts Dāna-dharma innerhalb des Anuśāsana Parva des Śrī Mahābhārata, das die Mittel beschreibt, durch die man die Lebensdauer vermehren kann.

Word by Word

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

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

• श्रीमहाभारते: in the Śrī-Mahābhārata
• श्रीमहाभारते: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीमहाभारत
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• अनुशासनपर्वणि: in the Anuśāsana-parvan
• अनुशासनपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुशासनपर्व
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• अन्तर्गत: included/contained
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्तर्गत
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• दानधर्मपर्वणि: in the Dāna-dharma-parvan (section on the duty of gifts)
• दानधर्मपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दानधर्मपर्व
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• आयुः: life-span
• आयुः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आयुस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• वर्धयितॄणाम्: of the increasers
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्धयितृ
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• साधनानाम्: of the means
• Type: Noun
• Root: साधन
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• वर्णनविषयकः: having as its subject the description
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वर्णनविषयक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• एकशतचतुर्थः: one-hundred-and-fourth
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एकशतचतुर्थ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• समाप्तः: completed/ended
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समाप्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Śrī Mahābhārata
• Anuśāsana Parva
• Dāna-dharma Parva

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The chapter’s stated focus is that longevity is supported by dharmic means—especially practices aligned with dāna (giving) and righteous conduct—presented as life-enhancing disciplines rather than merely physical techniques.

What is happening in the narrative?

This is a colophon-style closing line: it announces that the 104th chapter, within the Dāna-dharma portion of the Anuśāsana Parva, has concluded, summarizing its topic as the description of means for increasing lifespan, within Bhīṣma’s ongoing instruction.