Shloka 346

Nāgendra–Brāhmaṇa Saṃvāda: Praśna-vidhi and Dharmic Approach on the Gomatī Riverbank

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत शान्तिपर्वके अन्तर्गत गोक्षधर्मपर्वमें नारययणकी महिमाविषयक तीन सौ छियालीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti prakāraṃ śrīmahābhārata-śānti-parva-antargata-gokṣa-dharma-parvaṇi nārāyaṇa-mahimā-viṣayakaḥ trī-śata-ṣaṭ-catvāriṃśattamaḥ adhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ

Translation

So endet das dreihundertsechsundvierzigste Kapitel über die Herrlichkeit Nārāyaṇas im Abschnitt Gokṣa-dharma, enthalten im Śānti Parva des heiligen Mahābhārata.

Word by Word

• इति: thus; end-quotation marker
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

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

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

• महाभारतम्: the Mahābhārata
• महाभारतम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाभारत
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• शान्ति: of peace; Śānti
• Type: Noun
• Root: शान्ति
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Singular

• पर्व: book/section (parva)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्व
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• के: in/within
• के: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: क
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

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

• गोक्ष: in Gokṣa (name of a sub-parva/section)
• गोक्ष: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोक्ष
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• धर्म: in Dharma; pertaining to dharma
• धर्म: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• पर्व: in the parva/section
• पर्व: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्व
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• मध्ये: in the middle; within
• मध्ये: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मध्ये

• नारायण: of Nārāyaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारायण
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• महिमा: of greatness; glory
• Type: Noun
• Root: महिमा
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

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

• त्रि: three
• Type: Numeral
• Root: त्रि
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• शत: hundred
• Type: Numeral
• Root: शत
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• षट्: six
• Type: Numeral
• Root: षट्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• चत्वारिंशत्: forty
• Type: Numeral
• Root: चत्वारिंशत्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

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

• पूर्णः: completed; finished
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Mahābhārata
• Śānti Parva
• Gokṣa-dharma Parva
• Nārāyaṇa
• Vaiśampāyana

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

This line functions as a colophon rather than a doctrinal verse: it frames the preceding material as a dharma-oriented teaching that culminates in devotion to, and recognition of, the supreme glory (mahimā) of Nārāyaṇa—implying that peace and right conduct are ultimately grounded in reverence for the divine order.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana signals the formal close of a chapter within Śānti Parva, specifying its placement (within the Gokṣa-dharma section) and its subject (the glory of Nārāyaṇa). It is an editorial/narrative marker indicating completion of the chapter.