Shloka 259

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत शान्तिपरवके अन्तर्गत गोक्षधर्मपर्वमें धर्मका लक्षणविषयक दो सौ उनसठवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti prakāraṁ śrīmahābhārata-śānti-parva-ke antargata go-kṣa-dharma-parva-meṁ dharma-kā lakṣaṇa-viṣayaka do sau unasathavāṁ adhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ

Translation

Ainsi s’achève le deux cent cinquante-neuvième chapitre, sur les caractéristiques du Dharma, dans la section Go-kṣa-dharma du Śānti Parva du Śrī Mahābhārata.

Word by Word

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

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

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

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

• शान्ति: of peace; Shanti
• Type: Noun
• Root: शान्ति
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Singular

• पर्वकस्य: belonging to the Parva (section)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर्वक
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• अन्तर्गत: included within; contained in
• अन्तर्गत: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्तर्गत
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• गोक्ष: Goksha (name/title element)
• गोक्ष: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोक्ष
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• धर्म: of dharma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• पर्वे: in the sub-section (parvan)
• पर्वे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्व
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• धर्म: of dharma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• लक्षण: characteristic; definition
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्षण
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• विषयक: concerning; pertaining to
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विषयक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• द्विशत: two-hundredth (as part of ordinal expression)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्विशत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उनषष्टितमः: sixty-ninth
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उनषष्टितम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• सम्पूर्णः: completed; finished
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्पूर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Mahābhārata
• Śānti Parva
• Go-kṣa-dharma-parva
• Dharma

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

This is a colophon marking the completion of a chapter whose subject is the lakṣaṇa (defining characteristics) of dharma—framing dharma as a topic to be defined, examined, and concluded within the Śānti Parva’s ethical instruction.

What is happening in the narrative?

The text signals the end of Adhyāya 259 in the Śānti Parva, within the Go-kṣa-dharma section, indicating that the discussion on the definition/marks of dharma has concluded.