Shloka 64

Kṣātra-Dharma, Daṇḍanīti, and Social Order

Indra–Māndhātṛ Dialogue

Devanagari script

इति श्रीमहाभारते शान्तिपर्वणि राजधर्मानुशासनपर्वणि वर्णाश्रमधर्मकथने चतु:षष्टितमो5ध्याय:

Transliteration

iti śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi rājadharmānuśāsanaparvaṇi varṇāśramadharmakathane catuḥṣaṣṭitamo 'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

Así concluye el capítulo sexagésimo cuarto del Śānti Parva del Śrī Mahābhārata, dentro de la sección de instrucción sobre los deberes de los reyes, en el discurso acerca de los dharmas de las clases sociales y las etapas de la vida. Este es el colofón formal que marca el cierre de la enseñanza del capítulo sobre el gobierno justo y la vida ética ordenada.

Word by Word

इतिthus; end-quote marker

श्रीमहाभारतेin the revered Mahabharata

शान्तिपर्वणिin the Shanti Parva

राजधर्मानुशासनपर्वणिin the Parva (section) of instruction on royal duty

वर्णाश्रमधर्मकथनेin the discourse on the duties of varnas and ashramas

चतु:षष्टितमःsixty-fourth

अध्यायःchapter

Speaker

इन्द्र उवाच

Characters & Entities

Mahābhārata

Śānti Parva

Rājadharmānuśāsana Parva

Varṇāśrama-dharma

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

This line is a colophon rather than a doctrinal verse: it signals that the chapter’s instruction has concluded, situating the teaching within Śānti Parva’s rājadharma (ethics of kingship) and the exposition of varṇāśrama-dharma (duties by social role and life-stage).

What is happening in the narrative?

The text formally closes the chapter by naming the larger book (Śānti Parva), the internal section (Rājadharmānuśāsana), the topic (varṇāśrama-dharma discourse), and the chapter count (64th). It functions as an editorial/narrative marker of completion.