Shloka 195

मनुरुवाच — इन्द्रिय-मनः-ज्ञान-क्रमः

Manu on the hierarchy of senses, mind, and knowledge

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत शान्तिपर्वके अन्तर्गत गोक्षधर्मपर्वमें ध्यानयोगका वर्णनविषयक एक सौ पज्चानबेवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti prakāraṃ śrīmahābhārata-śānti-parva-antargata-gokṣa-dharma-parvaṇi dhyāna-yogasya varṇana-viṣayakaḥ eka-śata-pañcāna-navati-tamaḥ adhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ

Translation

So endet das hundertfünfundneunzigste Kapitel, das den Yoga der Meditation (Dhyāna-yoga) schildert, im Abschnitt Gokṣa-dharma innerhalb der Śānti Parva des Śrī Mahābhārata. (Dieses Schlusskolophon markiert den Abschluss einer fortlaufenden ethischen und kontemplativen Unterweisung und rahmt Meditation als eine dem Dharma und der inneren Selbstregierung wesentliche Disziplin nach den Verwüstungen des Krieges.)

Word by Word

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

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

• श्रीमहाभारत: the revered Mahabharata
• श्रीमहाभारत: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीमहाभारत
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• शान्तिपर्वके: of the Shanti Parva
• शान्तिपर्वके: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शान्तिपर्व
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• अन्तर्गत: included within
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्तर्गत
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• गोक्षधर्मपर्वमें: in the Goksha-dharma section
• गोक्षधर्मपर्वमें: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोक्षधर्मपर्व
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• ध्यानयोगका: of meditation-yoga
• Type: Noun
• Root: ध्यानयोग
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• वर्णनविषयक: having the topic of description
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वर्णनविषयक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• एक: one
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• पञ्चान्नवतितमः: one hundred ninety-fifth
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्चान्नवतितम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

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

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

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Mahābhārata
• Śānti Parva
• Gokṣa-dharma-parva
• Dhyāna-yoga

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse is a colophon marking the completion of a chapter devoted to dhyāna-yoga (meditative discipline). Its core message is structural rather than doctrinal: it frames meditation as a recognized and authoritative component of dharma-teaching within Śānti Parva’s post-war ethical instruction.

What is happening in the narrative?

This line functions as an editorial/narrative closure: it announces that the chapter on the description of meditation-yoga has concluded within the Gokṣa-dharma section of Śānti Parva. It signals a transition point to the next unit of Bhīṣma’s instruction.