Shloka 113

Vetasa-Nīti: The Reed and the Flood (वेतस-नीति)

Devanagari script

इति श्रीमहा भारते शान्तिपर्वणि राजधर्मानुशासनपर्वणि सरित्सागरसंवादे त्रयोदशाधिकशततमो< ध्याय:

Transliteration

iti śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi rājadharmānuśāsanaparvaṇi saritsāgarasaṃvāde trayodaśādhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ |

Translation

Thus, in the revered Mahabharata, within the Shanti Parva—specifically in the section on the instruction of royal dharma—ends the one hundred and thirteenth chapter, which presents the dialogue between the rivers and the ocean.

Word by Word

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

• श्री: auspiciousness; honorific 'śrī'
• 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 Rājadharmānuśāsana-parvan (section on instruction in kingly duties)
• राजधर्मानुशासनपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजधर्मानुशासनपर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• सरित्सागरसंवादे: in the dialogue between the rivers and the ocean
• सरित्सागरसंवादे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सरित्सागरसंवाद
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• त्रयोदशाधिकशततमः: one hundred and thirteenth
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रयोदशाधिकशततम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Mahābhārata
• Śānti Parva
• Rājadharmānuśāsana Parva
• Rivers (saritaḥ)
• Ocean (sāgaraḥ)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

This line functions as a colophon marking the close of a chapter within the royal-dharma instruction of the Shanti Parva, framing the preceding material as ethical guidance for governance delivered through the ‘rivers and ocean’ dialogue.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhishma concludes the chapter by formally stating its placement in the Mahabharata (Shanti Parva, Rajadharma instruction section) and identifying its topic as the discourse between the rivers and the ocean, signaling the end of that chapter’s teaching unit.