Shloka 354

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत शान्तिपर्वके अन्तर्गत गोक्षधर्मपर्वमें उज्छवृत्तिका उपाख्यानविषयक तीन सौ चौवनवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti prakāraṁ śrīmahābhārata-śāntiparva-ke antargata gokṣadharma-parva-meṁ ujjhavṛttikā-upākhyāna-viṣayaka trī-śata catuḥ-pañcāśattamaḥ adhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ huā

Translation

Ainsi s’achève le trois-cent-cinquante-quatrième chapitre du Śānti Parva du Śrī Mahābhārata, dans la section appelée Gokṣadharma Parva, portant sur l’épisode narratif (upākhyāna) d’Ujjhavṛttikā.

Word by Word

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

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

• श्री: revered/auspicious (honorific)
• 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

• पर्व: of the book/section (parva)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्व
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Singular

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

• गोक्ष: of Goksha (name/title)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोक्ष
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Singular

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

• पर्व: in the parva/section
• पर्व: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्व
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• उज्छवृत्ति: of Ucchavritti (name)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उज्छवृत्ति
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Singular

• उपाख्यान: of the episode/tale
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपाख्यान
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Singular

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

• त्रि: three
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

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

• चतुः: four
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

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

ब्राह्मण उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śrīmahābhārata
• Śānti Parva
• Gokṣadharma Parva
• Ujjhavṛttikā (upākhyāna)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

This line functions as a colophon rather than a doctrinal verse: it signals the completion of a chapter within the Gokṣadharma section of Śānti Parva, framing the preceding material as an ethical-didactic upākhyāna (illustrative tale) connected with dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator marks the formal end of the chapter: the Mahābhārata’s Śānti Parva continues, and this particular adhyāya—focused on the Ujjhavṛttikā episode within Gokṣadharma Parva—is declared complete.