Shloka 289

Adhyāya 290: Sāṃkhya-vidhi, Deha-doṣa, Guṇa-vicāra, and Mokṣa-gati

Bhīṣma–Yudhiṣṭhira Dialogue

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत शान्तिपर्वके अन्तर्गत मोक्षधर्मपर्वमें मगहादेवजी और शुक्राचार्यका समागमविषयक दी सौ नवासीवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

Iti prakāraṃ Śrīmahābhārate Śāntiparvaṇi antargate Mokṣadharmaparvaṇi Mahādevajī ca Śukrācāryasya ca samāgamaviṣayikā dvi-śata-navāśītitamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ.

Translation

Thus ends the 289th chapter in the Mokṣadharma section of the Śānti Parva of the Śrī Mahābhārata, describing the meeting between Mahādeva (Śiva) and Śukrācārya. This colophon marks the completion of the unit and frames it within the larger discourse on dharma and mokṣa.

Word by Word

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

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

• श्री: auspiciousness; honorific 'Shri'
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

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

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

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

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

• मोक्षधर्म: of Moksha-dharma (dharma of liberation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोक्षधर्म
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

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

• महादेव: of Mahadeva (Shiva)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेव
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• जी: honorific particle (Hindi usage)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: जी

• शुक्राचार्य: of Shukracharya
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुक्राचार्य
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• समागम: of meeting/encounter
• Type: Noun
• Root: समागम
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, 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

• नवाशीति: eighty-nine
• Type: Noun
• Root: नवाशीति
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

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

• पूरः: complete
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Mahādeva (Śiva)
• Śukrācārya
• Mahābhārata
• Śānti Parva
• Mokṣadharma Parva

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

This line functions as a colophon: it signals the completion of a Mokṣadharma chapter and situates the episode (Śiva–Śukrācārya meeting) within the broader Śānti Parva project of teaching dharma oriented toward inner peace and liberation.

What is happening in the narrative?

The text is not a narrative event but an editorial/colophonic closure stating that the chapter about the encounter between Mahādeva and Śukrācārya has concluded within the Mokṣadharma section of Śānti Parva.