Shloka 152

Devanagari script

इति श्रीमहाभारते अनुशासनपर्वणि दानधर्मपर्वणि पवनार्जुनसंवादे ब्राह्मणमाहात्म्ये द्विपज्चाशदधिकशततमोड<्ध्याय:

Transliteration

iti śrīmahābhārate anuśāsanaparvaṇi dānadharmaparvaṇi pavanārjunasaṃvāde brāhmaṇamāhātmye dvipañcāśadadhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

Thus, in the Śrī Mahābhārata, within the Anuśāsana Parva—specifically in the section on the dharma of giving—during the dialogue between Pavana (the Wind-god) and Arjuna, in the episode praising the greatness of the Brāhmaṇa: this concludes the one hundred and fifty-eighth chapter.

Word by Word

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

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

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

• दानधर्मपर्वणि: in the Dāna-dharma section
• दानधर्मपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दानधर्मपर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• पवनार्जुनसंवादे: in the dialogue of Pavana and Arjuna
• पवनार्जुनसंवादे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पवनार्जुनसंवाद
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• ब्राह्मणमाहात्म्ये: in (the section on) the greatness of the Brāhmaṇa
• ब्राह्मणमाहात्म्ये: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मणमाहात्म्य
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• द्विपञ्चाशत्: fifty-two
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विपञ्चाशत्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• अधिक: additional; exceeding
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अधिक
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• शततम: hundredth
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शततम
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

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

Speaker

अजुन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Mahābhārata
• Anuśāsana Parva
• Dānadharma-parva
• Pavana (Vāyu)
• Arjuna
• Brāhmaṇa

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

This is a colophon summarizing the chapter’s ethical frame: it belongs to the dharma of giving (dāna-dharma) and highlights the revered status and significance of the Brāhmaṇa, presented through an instructive dialogue between Pavana (Vāyu) and Arjuna.

What is happening in the narrative?

The verse functions as an end-of-chapter marker, identifying the textual setting: Anuśāsana Parva, the dāna-dharma section, within the Pavana–Arjuna conversation, specifically the portion describing the ‘greatness of the Brāhmaṇa,’ and it closes Chapter 158.