Shloka 87

Kośārtha-Rājadharma: Ethical Revenue Collection and Social Regulation (कोशार्थ-राजधर्मः)

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत शान्तिपर्वके अन्तर्गत राजधर्मानुशासनपर्वनें राष्ट्रकी रक्षा आदिका वर्णनविषयक सत्तासीवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti prakāraḥ śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi antargata-rājadharmānuśāsanaparvaṇā rāṣṭra-rakṣā-ādikā-varṇana-viṣayakaḥ saptāśītitamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ

Translation

Thus ends the eighty-seventh chapter of the Mahābhārata’s Śānti Parva, within the Rājadharmānuśāsana section, which deals with the description of matters such as the protection of the kingdom. This is a colophon marking the completion of that chapter’s instruction on statecraft and the king’s duty to safeguard the realm.

Word by Word

• इति: thus; end-quote marker
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• प्रकारम्: manner; way
• प्रकारम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रकार
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• श्री: revered; auspiciousness (honorific)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• महाभारत: Mahabharata
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाभारत
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

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

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

• अन्तर्गत: included within; contained in
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्तर्गत
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• राजधर्म: of royal duty/statecraft
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजधर्म
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• अनुशासन: of instruction; teaching
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुशासन
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• पर्व: by/through the parva (section)
• पर्व: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्व
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• राष्ट्र: of the kingdom/state
• Type: Noun
• Root: राष्ट्र
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• रक्षा: protection
• रक्षा: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्षा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• आदि: etc.; and so on
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आदि

• वर्णन: of description
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्णन
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• विषयक: having as its subject; concerning
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विषयक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सप्त: seven
• Type: Noun
• Root: सप्त

• अशीति: eighty
• Type: Noun
• Root: अशीति
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

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

• पूरः: complete; finished
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अभवत्: was; became
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Imperfect, 3, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Mahābhārata
• Śānti Parva
• Rājadharmānuśāsana Parva
• rāṣṭra (the kingdom/state)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The chapter’s focus is rājadharma—especially the king’s obligation to protect and preserve the rāṣṭra (state/realm) and to uphold order through principled governance.

What is happening in the narrative?

This line functions as a concluding colophon: it announces that the eighty-seventh chapter, dealing with topics such as safeguarding the kingdom, has been completed within the Śānti Parva’s rājadharma instruction section.