Shloka 227

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत शान्तिपर्वके अन्तर्गत मोक्षधर्मपर्वमें बलि-वासवसंवादविषयक दो सौ सत्ताईसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti prakāraḥ śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi antargate mokṣadharmaparvaṇi bali-vāsava-saṃvāda-viṣayakaḥ dviśata-saptaviṃśat-tamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ

Translation

Thus ends the two-hundred-and-twenty-seventh chapter of the Mokṣadharma section within the Śānti Parva of the Śrī Mahābhārata, dealing with the dialogue between Bali and Vāsava (Indra). It marks the formal conclusion of that discourse as part of Bhīṣma’s instruction on liberation-oriented dharma.

Word by Word

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

• प्रकारम्: manner; way
• प्रकारम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रकार
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• श्री: revered; auspiciousness (honorific)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• महाभारतम्: the Mahabharata
• महाभारतम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाभारत
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• शान्ति: of peace
• Type: Noun
• Root: शान्ति
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Singular

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

• के: in/within
• के: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: क
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

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

• मोक्षधर्म: in the Mokshadharma (section on liberation/dharma)
• मोक्षधर्म: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोक्षधर्म
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• पर्व: in the parva/section
• पर्व: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्व
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• बलि: of Bali
• Type: Noun
• Root: बलि
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• वासव: of Vasava (Indra)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासव
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• संवाद: in the dialogue
• संवाद: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: संवाद
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• विषयक: concerning; pertaining to
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विषयक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• द्वि: two
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: द्वि

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

• सप्त: seven
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सप्त

• विंश: twenty
• Type: Noun
• Root: विंश
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

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

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

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Bali
• Vāsava (Indra)
• Mahābhārata
• Śānti Parva
• Mokṣadharma Parva

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

This line is a colophon marking the completion of a chapter in Mokṣadharma; it frames Bhīṣma’s broader instruction as oriented toward liberation (mokṣa) and ethical understanding (dharma), here through the Bali–Indra dialogue.

What is happening in the narrative?

The text formally closes the chapter whose subject is the conversation between Bali and Vāsava (Indra) within the Mokṣadharma portion of the Śānti Parva.