Shloka 302

Adhyāya 302: Guṇa-vicāra, Gati-bheda, and the Imperishable State

Yājñavalkya–Janaka

Devanagari script

इति श्रीमहाभारते शान्तिपर्वणि मोक्षधर्मपर्वणि वसिष्ठकरालजनकसंवादे दयधिकत्रिशततमो<ध्याय:

Transliteration

iti śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi mokṣadharmaparvaṇi vasiṣṭhakarālajanakasaṃvāde dayādhikatriśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

Thus, in the Śrī Mahābhārata, within the Śānti Parva—specifically the Mokṣa-dharma section—ends the dialogue of Vasiṣṭha with Karāla and Janaka: the three-hundred-and-second chapter, emphasizing compassion (dayā) as paramount.

Word by Word

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

• श्रीमहाभारते: in the revered Mahabharata
• श्रीमहाभारते: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीमहाभारत
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• शान्तिपर्वणि: in the Shanti Parva
• शान्तिपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शान्तिपर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• मोक्षधर्मपर्वणि: in the Mokshadharma section
• मोक्षधर्मपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोक्षधर्मपर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• वसिष्ठकरालजनकसंवादे: in the dialogue of Vasiṣṭha, Karāla, and Janaka
• वसिष्ठकरालजनकसंवादे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसिष्ठकरालजनकसंवाद
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• द्व्यधिकत्रिशततमः: three-hundred-and-second
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्व्यधिकत्रिशततम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

Speaker

वसिष्ठ उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Mahābhārata
• Śānti Parva
• Mokṣa-dharma Parva
• Vasiṣṭha
• Karāla
• Janaka

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The colophon highlights dayā (compassion) as a central ethical and spiritual priority within Mokṣa-dharma: liberation-oriented dharma is grounded in non-harm, mercy, and benevolence toward all beings.

What is happening in the narrative?

This line is a concluding colophon marking the end of Adhyāya 302 in the Śānti Parva’s Mokṣa-dharma section, identifying the setting as a dialogue involving the sage Vasiṣṭha with Karāla and King Janaka, and signaling the chapter’s emphasis on compassion.