Shloka 114

Śānti Parva 116: Criteria for Royal Servants and Administrative Competence (भृत्य-गुण-प्रश्नः / राजसेवक-लक्षणम्)

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत शान्तिपर्वके अन्तर्गत राजधर्मानुशासनपर्वमें एक सौ चौदहवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti prakāraḥ śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi antargate rājadharmānuśāsanaparvaṇi ekaśata-caturdaśatamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ

Translation

Así concluye el capítulo centésimo decimocuarto de la sección Rājadharmānuśāsana, contenida en el Śānti Parva del sagrado Mahābhārata—poniendo término a la instrucción de Bhīṣma sobre los deberes y el gobierno ético de los reyes.

Word by Word

• इति: thus; end-quote marker
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति
• Form: Avyaya (quotative/iti-marker)

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

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

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

• शान्ति: of peace; Shanti
• Type: Noun
• Root: शान्ति
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Singular (in compound sense with पर्व)

• पर्व: in the Parva/section
• पर्व: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्व
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular (in compound sense with अन्तर्गत)

• अन्तर्गत: included within; contained in
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्तर्गत
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular (agreeing with पर्व)

• राजधर्म: of kingly duty; royal law
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजधर्म
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular (in compound sense with अनुशासनपर्व)

• अनुशासन: of instruction; teaching
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुशासन
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Singular (in compound sense with पर्व)

• पर्व: in the Parva/section
• पर्व: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्व
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular (in compound sense with मध्ये)

• मध्ये: within; in the midst of
• मध्ये: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मध्य
• Form: Avyaya (locative adverb)

• एक: one
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular (agreeing with अध्यायः)

• शत: hundred
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular (numeral base in compound)

• चतुर्दश: fourteen
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर्दश
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular (numeral in compound)

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

• पूर्यते: is completed; comes to an end
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूर्
• Form: Present tense (Lat), 3rd person, Singular, Atmanepada; passive sense 'is completed'

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Mahābhārata
• Śānti Parva
• Rājadharmānuśāsana Parva
• Bhīṣma

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

This line is a colophon marking the completion of a chapter in the Rājadharmānuśāsana portion of Śānti Parva, framing the material as Bhīṣma’s ethical instruction on righteous kingship and governance.

What is happening in the narrative?

The text signals that the 114th chapter has concluded within Śānti Parva’s discourse on royal duties, where Bhīṣma addresses principles of rule and dharma as part of his extended counsel.