Shloka 241

Adhyāya 241: Guṇa-sṛṣṭi, Kṣetrajña-sākṣitva, and Śama through Ātma-jñāna (गुणसृष्टिः, क्षेत्रज्ञसाक्षित्वं, शमः)

Devanagari script

इति श्रीमहा भारते शान्तिपर्वणि शुकानुप्रश्ने एकचत्वारिंशदधिकद्विशततमो ध्याय:,इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत शान्तिपर्वके अन्तर्गत मोक्षधर्मपर्वमें शुकदेवका अनुप्रश्नविषयक दी सौ इकतालीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi śukānupraśne ekacatvāriṁśad-adhika-dviśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ | itthaṁ śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvake antargata-mokṣadharmaparvaṇi śukadevasya anupraśna-viṣayakaḥ dviśata-eka-catvāriṁśattamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ |

Translation

Ainsi s’achève, dans le Śrī Mahābhārata, au sein du Śānti Parvan, le deux-cent-quarante-et-unième chapitre, concernant la question ultérieure de Śuka. De la sorte, le chapitre portant sur les nouvelles interrogations de Śukadeva, situé dans la section Mokṣadharma du Śānti Parvan, est accompli.

Word by Word

• इति: thus; so; 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

• शुकानुप्रश्ने: in (the section/chapter) concerning Śuka's follow-up question(s)
• शुकानुप्रश्ने: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुकानुप्रश्न
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• एकचत्वारिंशदधिकद्विशततमः: the 241st
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एकचत्वारिंशदधिकद्विशततम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Mahābhārata
• Śānti Parva
• Mokṣadharma Parva
• Śuka (Śukadeva)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

This line is a colophon marking the completion of a chapter; it does not present a new doctrinal teaching itself, but situates the preceding instruction within Mokṣadharma—teachings oriented toward liberation (mokṣa) and the ethical-spiritual path.

What is happening in the narrative?

The text formally closes the 241st chapter of the Śānti Parvan, identifying its subject as Śuka’s follow-up inquiry and noting that this portion belongs to the Mokṣadharma section.