Shloka 310

Śuka’s Manifestation from the Araṇi (Āraṇeya-janma) — शुकजन्म (आरणेय-सम्भव)

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमह्या भारत शान्तिपर्वके अन्तर्गत मोक्षधर्मपर्वमें याज्ञवल्क्य-जनक- संवादविषयक तीन सौ दसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti prakāraṁ śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi antargate mokṣadharmaparvaṇi yājñavalkya-janaka-saṁvādaviṣayakaḥ trīśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ samāptaḥ

Translation

So endet das dreihundertzehnte Kapitel des Mokṣadharma-Abschnitts innerhalb der Śānti Parva des großen Mahābhārata, das den Dialog zwischen Yājñavalkya und König Janaka behandelt. Dieses abschließende Kolophon kündet vom Abschluss einer Lehrsequenz, die auf befreiungsorientiertes Dharma und nachdenkliches Königtum ausgerichtet ist.

Word by Word

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

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

• श्रीमहा: the venerable great
• श्रीमहा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रीमह
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भारत: Mahabharata
• भारत: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शान्ति: of Shanti
• Type: Noun
• Root: शान्ति
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Singular

• पर्व: section/book
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Singular

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

• मोक्षधर्म: Moksha-dharma (section on liberation)
• मोक्षधर्म: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोक्षधर्म
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• पर्व: sub-book/section
• पर्व: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• याज्ञवल्क्य: of Yajnavalkya
• Type: Noun
• Root: याज्ञवल्क्य
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• जनक: of Janaka
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनक
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• संवाद: in the dialogue
• संवाद: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: संवाद
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• विषयक: concerning
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विषयक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• त्रिशत: three-hundred
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रिशत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• दशम: tenth
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दशम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• पूर्य: having been completed
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूर्
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund)

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

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

Speaker

याज़्ञवल्क्य उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Yājñavalkya
• Janaka
• Mahābhārata
• Śānti Parva
• Mokṣadharma Parva

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

This verse is a colophon marking the end of a chapter; it frames the preceding material as Mokṣadharma—dharma oriented toward liberation—presented through the instructive dialogue of sage Yājñavalkya and King Janaka, a model of reflective, ethically grounded rulership.

What is happening in the narrative?

The text formally closes the chapter, identifying its placement (Śānti Parva → Mokṣadharma section) and its subject (the Yājñavalkya–Janaka dialogue). It functions as an editorial/narrative boundary rather than a spoken doctrinal verse.