Shloka 325

Adhyāya 325: Nārada in Śvetadvīpa—Stotra to the Nirguṇa Mahātman

Devanagari script

इति श्रीमहाभारते शान्तिपर्वणि मोक्षधर्मपर्वणि शुकोत्पत्तौ पज्चविंशत्यधिकत्रिशततमो<5 ध्याय:

Transliteration

iti śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi mokṣadharmaparvaṇi śukotpattau pañcaviṃśatyadhikatriśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ |

Translation

Demikian, dalam Śrī Mahābhārata, pada Śānti Parva, bagian Mokṣadharma, berakhirlah bab ke-325 yang membahas asal-usul (kelahiran) Śuka. Kolofon ini menandai tuntasnya satuan ajaran yang membingkai uraian sebelumnya sebagai tuntunan dharma menuju pelepasan dan kesadaran rohani.

Word by Word

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

• श्री: fortune; honorific 'śrī'
• 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

• मोक्षधर्मपर्वणि: in the Mokṣadharma section
• मोक्षधर्मपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोक्षधर्मपर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• शुकोत्पत्तौ: in (the topic of) Śuka's birth/origin
• शुकोत्पत्तौ: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुकोत्पत्ति
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• पञ्चविंशति: twenty-five
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्चविंशति
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• अधिक: additional; over and above
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अधिक
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• त्रिशततमः: three-hundredth
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रिशततम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Mahābhārata
• Śānti Parvan
• Mokṣa-dharma Parvan
• Śuka

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

This verse is a colophon rather than a doctrinal statement: it situates the preceding material within the Mokṣa-dharma teachings of the Śānti Parvan, emphasizing the Mahābhārata’s broader ethical aim of guiding the listener toward liberation-oriented understanding.

What is happening in the narrative?

The text formally closes Chapter 325, identified as dealing with Śuka’s origin (śukotpatti). It signals the end of that chapter within the Śānti Parvan’s Mokṣa-dharma section.