Shloka 83

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमह्ाभारत शान्तिपर्वके अन्तर्गत राजधर्मानुशासनपर्वमें सभासद्‌ आदिके लक्षणोंका कथनविषयक तिरासीवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

Iti prakāraḥ Śrīmahābhārate Śāntiparvaṇi antargate Rājadharmānuśāsanaparvaṇi sabhāsad-ādike lakṣaṇānāṃ kathana-viṣayakaḥ trītyaśītitamo ’dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ.

Translation

Thus ends the eighty-third chapter in the Rājadharmānuśāsana section of the Śānti Parva of the Śrī Mahābhārata, dealing with the characteristics of assembly members and related officials. The narrative closes this unit of instruction on royal duty by marking the completion of the chapter’s teaching on who is fit to advise and serve in governance.

Word by Word

इतिthus; end-quote marker

प्रकारेणin this manner; by this way

श्रीvenerable; auspicious (honorific)

महाभारतthe Mahabharata

शान्तिin (the) Shanti (section)

पर्वin the Parva; book/section

अन्तर्गतincluded; contained within

राजधर्मin (the topic of) kingly duties

अनुशासनin the instruction; teaching

पर्वin the Parva/section

सभासद्of the assembly-members

आदिand others; etc.

लक्षणof the characteristics

कथनof the narration/statement

विषयकhaving as its subject; concerning

त्र्यशीतितमeighty-third

अध्यायchapter

पूराcomplete; finished

हुआwas completed; became

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Śrīmahābhārata

Śānti Parva

Rājadharmānuśāsana Parva

sabhāsad (assembly members/councillors)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

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 is a colophon marking the completion of a chapter whose subject is the defining qualities (lakṣaṇas) of sabhāsads—councillors/assembly members—and related officials, emphasizing that sound kingship depends on ethically qualified advisers and properly constituted counsel.

What is happening in the narrative?

The text signals the end of the eighty-third chapter within the Rājadharmānuśāsana portion of the Śānti Parva, concluding a unit of Bhīṣma’s instruction on royal governance by formally closing the chapter.