Shloka 181

Varṇa-lakṣaṇa and Ātma-saṃyama (Marks of Social Conduct and Self-Restraint) | वर्णलक्षणम् एवं आत्मसंयमः

Devanagari script

इति श्रीमहाभारते शान्तिपर्वणि मोक्षधर्मपर्वणि एकाशीत्यधिकशततमो<ध्याय: ।। २८१३१ || इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत शान्तिपर्वके अन्तर्गत गोक्षधर्मपर्वमें एक सौ इक्यासीवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi mokṣadharmaparvaṇi ekāśītyadhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ || 28131 ||

Translation

Thus, in the Śrī Mahābhārata, within the Śānti Parva and specifically the Mokṣa-dharma section, the one-hundred-and-eighty-first chapter concludes. (This is a colophon marking the end of the chapter rather than a doctrinal verse.)

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• श्रीमहाभारते: in the Śrī-Mahābhārata
• श्रीमहाभारते: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीमहाभारत
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

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

• मोक्षधर्मपर्वणि: in the Mokṣa-dharma section (parvan)
• मोक्षधर्मपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोक्षधर्मपर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• एकाशीत्यधिकशततमः: the one-hundred-and-eighty-first
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एकाशीत्यधिकशततम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Mahābhārata
• Śānti Parva
• Mokṣa-dharma (section)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

This line is a colophon, not a teaching verse. Its function is to mark the completion of a chapter and to locate it within the Mahābhārata’s Śānti Parva, Mokṣa-dharma section.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrative pauses: the text signals that the chapter has ended. Although attributed under 'Bhīṣma uvāca' in the running context, this specific line serves as an editorial/structural closure rather than spoken dialogue.