Shloka 115

Gratitude, Discernment, and the Escalation of Power (Śvā–Dvipī–Vyāghra–Nāga–Siṃha–Śarabha Itihāsa)

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत शान्तिपर्वके अन्तर्गत राजधर्मानुशासनपर्वमें एक सौ पन्द्रहवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti prakāraḥ śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi antargate rājadharmānuśāsanaparvaṇi ekaśatapañcadaśatamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ abhavat

Translation

Thus, in the revered Śrī Mahābhārata, within the Śānti Parva—specifically in the Rājadharmānuśāsana Parva, the instruction on the duties of kings—the one hundred and fifteenth chapter comes to its close. The narrative frame continues to uphold the ethical ordering of kingship and governance as a central pillar of dharma.

Word by Word

• इति: thus; end-quote 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: महाभारत
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

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

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

• राजधर्मानुशासनपर्वणि: in the Rajadharma-anushasana Parva (section on instruction in kingly duties)
• राजधर्मानुशासनपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजधर्मानुशासनपर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• एकशतपञ्चदशोत्तरतमः: one-hundred-and-fifteenth
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एकशतपञ्चदशोत्तरतम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• समाप्तः: completed; finished
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समाप्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अभवत्: was; became
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Mahābhārata
• Śānti Parva
• Rājadharmānuśāsana Parva

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

This line functions as a colophon marking the end of a chapter within the royal-dharma instruction section; it reinforces that the surrounding discourse is framed as authoritative guidance on ethical kingship and governance (rājadharma) within the Śānti Parva.

What is happening in the narrative?

The text signals the completion of Adhyāya 115 in the Rājadharmānuśāsana portion of the Śānti Parva, indicating a formal pause/closure in Bhīṣma’s ongoing instruction.