Shloka 167

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमह्ाभारत अनुशासनपर्वके अन्तर्गत भीष्मस्वगसयिहणपर्वमें दानधर्मीविषयक एक सौ सरसठवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti prakāraṁ śrīmahābhārata anuśāsanaparvake antargata bhīṣmasvargārohaṇaparvaṇi dānadharmīviṣayaka ekaśatasaptaṣaṣṭitamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ

Translation

Ainsi, dans le Śrī Mahābhārata, au sein de l’Anuśāsana Parva, dans la section concernant l’ascension de Bhīṣma au ciel, s’achève le cent soixante-septième chapitre, consacré au dharma du don (dāna).

Word by Word

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

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

• श्रीमहाभारते: in the Śrī-Mahābhārata
• श्रीमहाभारते: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीमहाभारत
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

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

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

• भीष्मस्वर्गारोहणपर्वणि: in the section (parvan) on Bhīṣma's ascent to heaven
• भीष्मस्वर्गारोहणपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीष्मस्वर्गारोहणपर्व
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• दानधर्मिविषयकः: pertaining to the duty of giving (charity)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दानधर्मिविषयक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• एकः: one
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• सप्तषष्टितमः: one hundred sixty-seventh (ordinal)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्तषष्टितम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

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

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

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Mahābhārata
• Anuśāsana Parva
• Bhīṣma
• Svarga

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The colophon signals that the chapter’s focus is dāna-dharma—ethical instruction on giving and charity—framed as part of Bhīṣma’s authoritative teachings on righteousness.

What is happening in the narrative?

This is a closing statement (colophon) marking the completion of the 167th chapter within the Anuśāsana Parva, specifically within the Bhīṣma-svargārohaṇa section.