Shloka 78
समन्तपञ्चक-आख्यानम् तथा अक्षौहिणी-प्रमाणनिर्णयः
Samantapañcaka Narrative and the Measure of an Akṣauhiṇī
ततः पर्व परिज्ञेयमानुशासनिकं परम् | स्वर्गारोहणिकं चैव ततो भीष्मस्य धीमत:,इसके बाद धर्माधर्मका अनुशासन करनेवाला आनुशासनिकपर्व है, तदनन्तर बुद्धिमान् भीष्मजीका स्वर्गारोहणपर्व है
tataḥ parva parijñeyam ānuśāsanikaṁ param | svargārohaṇikaṁ caiva tato bhīṣmasya dhīmataḥ ||
Ensuite, il faut comprendre l’Ānuśāsanika Parva, la section suprême qui énonce l’enseignement sur le dharma et l’adharma. Puis vient le Svargārohaṇika Parva, décrivant l’ascension au ciel du sage Bhīṣma.
राम उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames the epic’s ethical architecture: dharma is clarified through formal instruction (Ānuśāsanika), and the culmination of a life of vows and righteousness is shown through Bhīṣma’s final transition (Svargārohaṇika), linking moral teaching with its ultimate consequence.
This is a catalog-style statement naming the sequence of major sections (parvas): first the Ānuśāsanika Parva, focused on authoritative guidance about right and wrong conduct, and then the Svargārohaṇika Parva, recounting the wise Bhīṣma’s ascent to heaven.