Shloka 101

शूरलक्षणवर्णनम् | Marks and Typologies of Martial Temperament

Devanagari script

इति श्रीमहा भारते शान्तिपर्वणि राजधर्मानुशासनपर्वणि विजिगीषमाणपृत्ते एकाधिकशततमो<ध्याय:

Transliteration

iti śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi rājadharmānuśāsanaparvaṇi vijigīṣamāṇapṛcchāyām ekādhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

Thus, in the revered Mahābhārata, within the Śānti Parva—specifically the section on instruction in the king’s duties—ends the one-hundred-and-first chapter, in the context of questions posed by one who seeks to conquer.

Word by Word

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

• श्री: auspiciousness; venerable (honorific)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

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

• शान्तिपर्वणि: in the Śānti-parvan
• शान्तिपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शान्तिपर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• राजधर्मानुशासनपर्वणि: in the Parvan of instruction on royal duties
• राजधर्मानुशासनपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजधर्मानुशासनपर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• विजिगीषमाणपृत्ते: in (the section) ‘question of the would-be conqueror’
• विजिगीषमाणपृत्ते: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: विजिगीषमाणपृच्छ्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• एकाधिकशततमः: one-hundred-and-first
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एकाधिकशततम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Mahābhārata
• Śānti Parva
• Rājadharmānuśāsana Parva
• Bhīṣma

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

This line is a colophon marking the chapter’s conclusion and situating it within the Mahābhārata’s Śānti Parva, in the instructional section on rājadharma. Its core function is to frame Bhīṣma’s counsel as authoritative guidance on ethical kingship and the proper conduct of one who seeks victory.

What is happening in the narrative?

The text signals the end of a chapter in which Bhīṣma is speaking, within the broader Śānti Parva discourse. The mention of “the questions of one who desires to conquer” indicates that the surrounding discussion is structured as inquiries by a would-be conqueror (contextually, the king seeking guidance) and Bhīṣma’s responses on statecraft and royal duty.