Shloka 312

Śuka–Janaka Saṃvāda: Āśrama-krama, Jñāna-vijñāna, and the Marks of Liberation (शुक-जनक संवादः)

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत शान्तिपर्वके अन्तर्गत गोक्षधर्मपर्वमें याज़वल्क्य और जनकका संवादविषयक तीन सौ बारहवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

Iti prakāraṃ Śrīmahābhārata-Śāntiparva-ke antargata Gokṣadharmaparva-meṃ Yājñavalkya aura Janaka-kā saṃvāda-viṣayaka trī-śata bārahavāṃ adhyāya pūrā huā.

Translation

Thus ends the three-hundred-and-twelfth chapter of the Śānti Parva of the Śrī Mahābhārata, within the section known as the Gokṣa-dharma Parva, dealing with the dialogue between Yājñavalkya and King Janaka—signaling the close of their ethical and dharmic discussion in this unit.

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

• शान्ति: in (the) Shanti (section)
• शान्ति: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शान्ति
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• पर्व: in the Parva; book
• पर्व: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्व
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

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

• गोक्ष: in Goksha (name of a section)
• गोक्ष: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोक्ष
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• धर्म: in Dharma (topic/section)
• धर्म: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

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

• याज्ञवल्क्य: of Yajnavalkya
• Type: Noun
• Root: याज्ञवल्क्य
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• जनक: of Janaka
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनक
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• संवाद: of the dialogue
• Type: Noun
• Root: संवाद
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

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

• त्रि: three
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

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

• द्वादश: twelve
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वादश
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

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

• अभवत्: was; became
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), Third, Singular

Speaker

याज़्वल्क्य उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Yājñavalkya
• Janaka
• Śānti Parva
• Mahābhārata
• Gokṣadharmaparva

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

This line is a colophon marking the completion of a chapter; its instructional implication is structural rather than doctrinal: it frames the preceding material as a dharma-focused dialogue between Yājñavalkya and Janaka within the Śānti Parva’s post-war ethical instruction.

What is happening in the narrative?

The text announces the end of the 312th chapter in the Śānti Parva, specifically the unit concerned with the Yājñavalkya–Janaka dialogue, indicating that this segment of discourse has concluded.