Shloka 107

Gaṇānāṃ Vṛttiḥ — On the Sustenance and Cohesion of Assemblies

Gaṇa-nīti

Devanagari script

इति श्रीमहा भारते शान्तिपर्वणि राजधर्मानुशासनपर्वणि गणवृत्ते सप्ताधिकशततमो<ध्याय:

Transliteration

iti śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi rājadharmānuśāsanaparvaṇi gaṇavṛtte saptādhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

Ainsi, dans le Mahābhārata sacré, au sein du Śānti Parva—plus précisément dans la section d’instruction sur les devoirs royaux (Rājadharmānuśāsana)—s’achève le cent-huitième chapitre, composé dans le mètre gaṇa-vṛtta.

Word by Word

• इति: thus; end-quote marker
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

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

• महाभारते: in the Mahābhārata
• महाभारते: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाभारत
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• शान्तिपर्वणि: in the Śānti-parvan
• शान्तिपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शान्तिपर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• राजधर्मानुशासनपर्वणि: in the Rājadharmānuśāsana-parvan (section on instruction in royal duties)
• राजधर्मानुशासनपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजधर्मानुशासनपर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• गणवृत्ते: in the Gaṇa-vṛtta (named subsection/topic)
• गणवृत्ते: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गणवृत्त
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• सप्ताधिकशततमः: the one-hundred-and-seventh
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्ताधिकशततम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Mahābhārata
• Śānti Parva
• Rājadharmānuśāsana Parva

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

This line is a colophon marking the close of the chapter; it frames the surrounding discourse as instruction on rājadharma (the ethical and practical duties of a ruler) within the Śānti Parva.

What is happening in the narrative?

The text signals the end of Adhyāya 108 in the Śānti Parva, within the Rājadharmānuśāsana section, noting the metrical form (Gaṇa-vṛtta).