Shloka 275

Devanagari script

इति श्रीमहाभारते शान्तिपर्वणि मोक्षधर्मपर्वणि नारदासितसंवादे पञ्चसप्तत्यधिकद्वधिशततमो<5ध्याय:

Transliteration

iti śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi mokṣadharmaparvaṇi nāradāsitasaṃvāde pañcasaptatyadhikadvaiśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

Thus, in the Śrī Mahābhārata, within the Śānti Parvan—specifically the Mokṣa-dharma section—ends the dialogue between Nārada and Asita, concluding the two-hundred-and-seventy-fifth chapter. This closing colophon frames the teaching as part of the Mahābhārata’s ethical and liberative instruction, situating the discourse within the tradition of guidance on peace, restraint, and spiritual freedom.

Word by Word

इतिthus; end-quote marker

श्रीमहाभारतेin the revered Mahābhārata

शान्तिपर्वणिin the Śānti-parvan

मोक्षधर्मपर्वणिin the Mokṣadharma section

नारदासितसंवादेin the dialogue of Nārada and Asita

पञ्चसप्तत्यधिकद्वधिशततमःthe two-hundred-seventy-fifth

अध्यायःchapter

Speaker

असित उवाच

Characters & Entities

Mahābhārata

Śānti Parvan

Mokṣa-dharma Parvan

Nārada

Asita

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

This line is a colophon rather than a doctrinal verse: it signals that the preceding instruction belongs to the Mokṣa-dharma teachings within Śānti Parvan, emphasizing the Mahābhārata’s role as a guide toward peace (śānti), ethical living (dharma), and liberation (mokṣa).

What is happening in the narrative?

The text formally closes a chapter, stating that the Nārada–Asita dialogue has concluded here and identifying its placement within Śānti Parvan’s Mokṣa-dharma section.