Shloka 44

कālacakra-वर्णनम् तथा āśrama-धarma-निरूपणम्

The Wheel of Time and the Norms of the Āśramas

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत आश्वमेधिकपर्वके अन्तर्गत अनुगीतापर्वमें गुरु-शिष्य- संवादविषयक चौवालीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti prakāraḥ śrī-mahābhārate āśvamedhika-parvake antargata anugītā-parvaṇi guru-śiṣya-saṃvāda-viṣayakaś catuścatvāriṃśattamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ

Translation

So endet das vierundvierzigste Kapitel des Abschnitts vom Lehrer–Schüler-Dialog innerhalb des Anugītā-Unterparvans, das im Āśvamedhika-Parvan des ehrwürdigen Mahābhārata enthalten ist. Diese Stelle setzt einen feierlichen Schlusspunkt und betont die Weitergabe ethischer und geistiger Unterweisung durch den disziplinierten Austausch zwischen Lehrer und Schüler.

Word by Word

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

• प्रकारेण: in this manner
• प्रकारेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रकार
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• श्री: venerable/auspicious (honorific)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

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

• आश्वमेधिक: Ashvamedhika (pertaining to the Ashvamedha)
• आश्वमेधिक: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आश्वमेधिक
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• पर्वके: in the Parva/section
• पर्वके: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वक
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

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

• अनुगीता: in the Anugita
• अनुगीता: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुगीता
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

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

• गुरु-शिष्य-संवाद-विषयक: concerning the guru-disciple dialogue
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विषयक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• चतुश्चत्वारिंशत्तमः: forty-fourth
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुश्चत्वारिंशत्तम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

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

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

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Mahābhārata
• Āśvamedhika Parvan
• Anugītā Parvan
• Guru
• Śiṣya
• Vāyudeva (speaker attribution)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

This line functions as a colophon rather than a doctrinal verse: it highlights the importance of dharmic instruction being transmitted through a structured guru–śiṣya dialogue, underscoring disciplined learning and faithful preservation of teaching.

What is happening in the narrative?

The text formally concludes the forty-fourth chapter of the Guru–Disciple dialogue portion within the Anugītā section of the Aśvamedhika Parvan, signaling the end of that chapter’s discourse.