Shloka 154

Satya-lakṣaṇa (The Characteristics and Forms of Truth) | सत्यलक्षणम्

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत शान्तिपर्वके अन्तर्गत आपद्धर्मपर्वमें वायु और शाल्मलिसंवादके प्रसंगें एक सौ चौवनवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti prakāraṁ śrī-mahābhārate śānti-parvaṇi antar-gate āpad-dharma-parvaṇi vāyu-śālmalī-saṁvāda-prasaṅge eka-śata-catuḥpañcāśattamaḥ adhyāyaḥ samāptaḥ

Translation

Thus, in the Śrī Mahābhārata, within the Śānti Parva—specifically in the section on conduct in times of distress (Āpaddharma)—the one hundred and fifty-fourth chapter comes to an end, in the context of the dialogue between Vāyu and the Śālmalī tree.

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

• श्री: glory; honorific 'Śrī'
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• महाभारत: Mahābhārata
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाभारत
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• शान्ति: in (the) Śānti (Parva)
• शान्ति: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शान्ति
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• पर्वके: of the book/section (parva)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्व
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• अन्तर्गत: included within; contained
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्तर्गत
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• आपद्: of adversity; of distress
• Type: Noun
• Root: आपद्
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Singular

• धर्म: dharma; duty
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पर्व: in the (sub-)section (parva)
• पर्व: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्व
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• वायु: of Vāyu (Wind-god)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायु
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• शाल्मलि: of Śālmalī (silk-cotton tree; name)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शाल्मलि
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Singular

• संवाद: of the dialogue
• Type: Noun
• Root: संवाद
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• प्रसङ्गे: in the context/episode
• प्रसङ्गे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसङ्ग
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• एक: one
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शत: hundred
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• चतुः: four
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• नव: nine
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• सम्पूर्ण: complete; finished
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्पूर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Śrī Mahābhārata
• Śānti Parva
• Āpaddharma (Āpaddharma-parva)
• Vāyu
• Śālmalī (tree)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

This line is a colophon marking the end of a chapter and situating it within Āpaddharma—ethical guidance for times of crisis—highlighting that the preceding Vāyu–Śālmalī dialogue is intended as instruction on right conduct under adversity.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma’s discourse reaches a formal chapter conclusion: the text announces that the 154th chapter of the Āpaddharma section (within the Śānti Parva) has ended, specifically in the episode concerning the conversation between Vāyu and the Śālmalī tree.