Shloka 109

Durgātitaraṇa—Conduct for Crossing Difficulties (दुर्गातितरणम्)

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत शान्तिपर्वके अन्तर्गत राजधमनुशासनपर्वमें सत्यासत्यविभागविषयक एक सौ नवाँ अध्याय पूरा हआ

Transliteration

iti prakāraḥ śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi antargate rājadharmānuśāsanaparvaṇi satyāsatyavibhāgaviṣayaka ekaśatanavaḥ adhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ abhavat

Translation

Thus ends the one hundred and ninth chapter, on the discernment between truth and untruth, within the Rājadharmānuśāsana section of the Śānti Parva of the sacred Mahābhārata. This closing colophon marks the completion of Bhīṣma’s instruction on righteous governance, especially the careful judgment needed to distinguish what is truly right from what merely seems so.

Word by Word

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

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

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

• शान्तिपर्वणि: in the Shanti Parva
• शान्तिपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शान्तिपर्व
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• अन्तर्गते: included; contained (within)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्तर्गत
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• राजधर्मानुशासनपर्वणि: in the Rajadharmanushasana-parvan (section on instruction in royal duties)
• राजधर्मानुशासनपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजधर्मानुशासनपर्व
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• सत्यासत्यविभागविषयकः: concerning the division/discrimination of truth and untruth
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्यासत्यविभागविषयक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• एकशतनवमः: one hundred and ninth
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एकशतनवम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, 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 (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Mahābhārata
• Śānti Parva
• Rājadharmānuśāsana Parva

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The chapter’s stated theme is satyāsatyavibhāga—ethical discernment between truth and untruth—framed within rājadharma, emphasizing that rulers must judge carefully, not merely repeat claims, and uphold truth as a pillar of just governance.

What is happening in the narrative?

This verse is a colophon marking the completion of Adhyāya 109 within the Rājadharmānuśāsana portion of the Śānti Parva, concluding a unit of Bhīṣma’s instruction (anuśāsana) on the topic of truth versus falsehood.