Shloka 364

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमह्ाभारत शान्तिपर्वके अन्तर्गत गोक्षधर्मपर्वमें उज्छवृत्तिका उपाख्यानविषयक तीन सौ चौसठवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti prakāraḥ śrīmahābhārata-śāntiparvake antargata-gokṣadharmaparvaṇi ujjhavṛttikā-upākhyāna-viṣayakaḥ trīśata-catuḥṣaṣṭitamaḥ adhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ

Translation

Thus ends the three hundred and sixty-fourth chapter of the Śānti Parva of the Śrī Mahābhārata, within the section known as the Gokṣa-dharma Parva, dealing with the illustrative tale (upākhyāna) concerning Ujjhavṛttikā. This closing colophon marks the completion of that chapter’s teaching context within the broader discourse on dharma.

Word by Word

इतिthus; end-quote marker

प्रकारेणin this manner; by this way

श्रीमहाभारतthe revered Mahabharata

शान्तिपर्वकेin the Shanti Parva

अन्तर्गतincluded; contained within

गोक्षधर्मपर्वणिin the Goksha-dharma Parva (section)

उज्छवृत्तिकाof Ucchavṛttikā (proper name)

उपाख्यानof the episode; of the tale

विषयकconcerning; relating to

त्रिशतthree hundred

चतुःषष्टितमःthree hundred sixty-fourth

अध्यायःchapter

समाप्तःcompleted; finished

अभवत्was; became

Speaker

ब्राह्मण उवाच

Characters & Entities

Śrī Mahābhārata

Śānti Parva

Gokṣa-dharma Parva

Ujjhavṛttikā (upākhyāna)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

This line is a colophon rather than a teaching verse: it signals that the chapter’s instruction on dharma was delivered through an upākhyāna (illustrative tale) associated with Ujjhavṛttikā, and it formally closes that unit within the Śānti Parva’s ethical discourse.

What is happening in the narrative?

No new narrative action occurs here. The text is marking the end of a chapter—identifying its placement (Śānti Parva, within Gokṣa-dharma Parva) and its subject matter (the upākhyāna concerning Ujjhavṛttikā).