Shloka 152

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत अनुशासनपर्वके अन्तर्गत दानधर्मपर्वमें वायुदेवता और अजुनिके संवादके प्रसंगमें ब्राह्मणोंका माहात्म्यविषयक एक सौ बावनवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti prakāraṁ śrīmahābhārata anuśāsana-parvake antargata dāna-dharma-parvame vāyu-devatā aura arjunake saṁvāda-ke prasaṅgame brāhmaṇānāṁ māhātmya-viṣayaka eka-śata bāvanvāṁ adhyāya pūrā huā

Translation

Ainsi s’achève le cent cinquante-deuxième chapitre sur la grandeur des brahmanes, inséré dans la section du Dāna-dharma de l’Anuśāsana Parva du vénérable Śrī Mahābhārata, dans le cadre du dialogue entre le dieu du Vent (Vāyu) et Arjuna. Cette formule de clôture marque l’achèvement d’un ensemble d’enseignement, où la générosité et la conduite juste sont tenues pour inséparables du respect dû aux brahmanes, savants et disciplinés.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

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

• श्री: auspiciousness; honorific 'Śrī'
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• महाभारतम्: the Mahābhārata
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाभारत
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• अनुशासनपर्व: in the Anuśāsana-parvan
• अनुशासनपर्व: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुशासनपर्व
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• अन्तर्गत: included/contained (within)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्तर्गत
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• दानधर्मपर्व: in the Dāna-dharma-parvan (section on the duty of giving)
• दानधर्मपर्व: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दानधर्मपर्व
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• वायुदेवता: by/with Vāyu-deity (Wind-god)
• वायुदेवता: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायुदेवता
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• अर्जुन: by/with Arjuna
• अर्जुन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्जुन
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• संवाद: of the dialogue
• Type: Noun
• Root: संवाद
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• प्रसङ्ग: in the context/occasion
• प्रसङ्ग: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसङ्ग
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• ब्राह्मण: of the Brāhmaṇas
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• माहात्म्य: greatness; glory
• माहात्म्य: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: माहात्म्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• विषयक: concerning; relating to
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विषयक
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• एक: one
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• शत: hundred
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• द्वि: two
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वि
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• पञ्चाशत्: fifty
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्चाशत्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

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

• पूर्ण: completed/finished
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अभवत्: was; became
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular

Speaker

अजुन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Mahābhārata
• Anuśāsana Parva
• Dāna-dharma (section)
• Vāyu (Wind-god)
• Arjuna
• Brāhmaṇas

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The colophon frames the chapter’s ethical thrust: within the dharma of giving, honoring and supporting worthy Brahmins (as exemplars of learning, restraint, and ritual-ethical discipline) is presented as a meritorious act that sustains social and spiritual order.

What is happening in the narrative?

This is a closing statement marking the end of a chapter in the Anuśāsana Parva. It situates the completed chapter within the episode of a discourse between Vāyu and Arjuna, and identifies the chapter’s topic as the glorification of Brahmins.