Shloka 314

Devanagari script

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

Transliteration

Iti prakāraṃ Śrīmahābhārata-Śāntiparva-ke antargata Gokṣadharmaparva-meṃ Yājñavalkya aura Janaka-kā saṃvāda-viṣayaka tīn sau caudrahvāṃ adhyāya pūrā huā.

Translation

Thus ends the three hundred and fourteenth chapter in the Gokṣa-dharma section of the Śānti Parva of the Śrī Mahābhārata, which presents the dialogue between Yājñavalkya and King Janaka—bringing their discussion on dharma to its conclusion.

Word by Word

• एवं: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवं

• प्रकारेण: in this manner / by this way
• प्रकारेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रकार
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• श्रीमहाभारत: the revered Mahabharata
• श्रीमहाभारत: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाभारत
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

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

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

• गोक्षधर्मपर्व: in the Goksha-dharma Parva section
• गोक्षधर्मपर्व: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोक्षधर्मपर्वन्
• 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: dialogue
• Type: Noun
• Root: संवाद
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• विषयक: concerning / pertaining to
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विषयक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• त्रिशत: three hundred
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रिशत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• चतुर्दश: fourteen
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर्दश

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

• समाप्त: completed
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समाप्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

Speaker

जनक उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śrīmahābhārata
• Śānti Parva
• Gokṣadharmaparva
• Yājñavalkya
• Janaka

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

This line functions as a colophon: it signals the completion of a chapter centered on dharma through the dialogue of sage Yājñavalkya and King Janaka, emphasizing the Mahābhārata’s method of ethical instruction via teacher–king discourse.

What is happening in the narrative?

The text is closing the chapter: it announces that the 314th chapter—within the Gokṣa-dharma section of the Śānti Parva—has ended, marking the conclusion of that installment of the Yājñavalkya–Janaka conversation.