Shloka 320

देवतापितृप्रश्नः — Nārada at Badarīāśrama: the ultimate referent of daiva and pitṛ worship

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमहा भारत शान्तिपर्वके अन्तर्गत मोक्षधर्मपर्वमें युलभा और जनकका संवादविषयक तीन सौ बीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti prakāraṁ śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi antargate mokṣadharmaparvaṇi yulabhā-janaka-saṁvāda-viṣayakaḥ triśatatamaviṁśatittamo 'dhyāyaḥ samāptaḥ

Translation

Thus, in the Śrī Mahābhārata, within the Śānti Parva—specifically in the Mokṣadharma section—the three hundred and twentieth chapter, dealing with the dialogue between Yulabhā and King Janaka, comes to an end. This closing formula marks the completion of a liberation-oriented teaching episode conveyed through reasoned discourse.

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 'Śrī'
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• महा: great
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भारत: Bhārata (Mahābhārata)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शान्ति: in Śānti (Parva)
• शान्ति: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शान्ति
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• पर्व: in the book/section (parva)
• पर्व: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• अन्तर्गत: included/contained (within)
• अन्तर्गत: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्तर्गत
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• मोक्षधर्म: in Mokṣadharma
• मोक्षधर्म: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोक्षधर्म
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

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

• युलभा: of Yulabhā
• Type: Noun
• Root: युलभा
• Form: Feminine, 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, Nominative, Singular

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

• विंश: twenty
• Type: Numeral
• Root: विंशति
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

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

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

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• Mahabharata
• Shanti Parva
• Mokshadharma Parva
• Yulabha
• Janaka

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

This verse is a colophon marking the end of a chapter; it frames the preceding teaching as a Mokṣadharma discourse—liberation-oriented dharma—delivered through the dialogue of Yulabhā and King Janaka, emphasizing reflective inquiry as a vehicle for ethical and spiritual clarity.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma’s narration reaches a formal chapter-end: the Mahābhārata’s Śānti Parva, within its Mokṣadharma section, concludes the chapter whose subject is the conversation between Yulabhā and Janaka.