Shloka 313

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

Devanagari script

इति श्रीमहाभारते शान्तिपर्वणि मोक्षधर्मपर्वणि याज्ञवल्क्यजनकसंवादे त्रयोदशाधिकत्रिशततमो< ध्याय:,इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत शान्तिपर्वके अन्तर्गत गोक्षधर्मपर्वमें याज़वल्क्य और जनकका संवादविषयक तीन सौ तेरहवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi mokṣadharmaparvaṇi yājñavalkya-janaka-saṃvāde trayodaśādhika-triśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ |

Translation

Thus, in the Śrī Mahābhārata, within the Śānti Parva and specifically the Mokṣa-dharma section, the dialogue between Yājñavalkya and King Janaka concludes here as the three-hundred-and-thirteenth chapter. This colophon marks the completion of a teaching on liberation-oriented dharma, framed as a philosophical exchange between a sage and a righteous ruler.

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 Moksha-dharma section
• मोक्षधर्मपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोक्षधर्मपर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• याज्ञवल्क्यजनकसंवादे: in the dialogue of Yajnavalkya and Janaka
• याज्ञवल्क्यजनकसंवादे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: याज्ञवल्क्यजनकसंवाद
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• त्रयोदशाधिकत्रिशततमः: the three-hundred-and-thirteenth
• त्रयोदशाधिकत्रिशततमः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रयोदशाधिकत्रिशततम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

Speaker

याज़्वल्क्य उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Mahābhārata
• Śānti Parva
• Mokṣa-dharma Parva
• Yājñavalkya
• Janaka

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

This verse is a colophon rather than a doctrinal statement: it marks the completion of a Mokṣa-dharma chapter presented as a dialogue between the sage Yājñavalkya and King Janaka, framing the section as instruction aimed at liberation and inner peace.

What is happening in the narrative?

The text formally closes the chapter, identifying its placement (Śānti Parva → Mokṣa-dharma) and its dialogic setting (Yājñavalkya–Janaka), indicating that the teaching exchange has concluded at chapter 313.