Shloka 46

Brahmopadeśa on Saṃnyāsa, Tapas, and Jñāna (ब्रह्मोपदेशः—संन्यासतपोज्ञानविमर्शः)

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत आश्वमेधिकपर्वके अन्तर्गत अनुगीतापर्वमें गुरु-शिष्य- संवादविषयक छियालीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti prakāraṁ śrīmahābhārate āśvamedhika-parvake antargata anugītā-parvaṇi guru-śiṣya-saṁvāda-viṣayakaḥ ṣaṭcatvāriṁśattamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ

Translation

Thus, in the Śrī Mahābhārata, within the Āśvamedhika Parva, in the Anugītā section, the forty-sixth chapter—concerned with the dialogue between teacher and disciple—comes to its conclusion. The closing formula underscores the ethical transmission of dharma through disciplined instruction and attentive learning.

Word by Word

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

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

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

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

• आश्वमेधिक: pertaining to the Aśvamedha
• आश्वमेधिक: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आश्वमेधिक
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• पर्वके: in the parvan/section
• पर्वके: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वक
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

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

• अनुगीता: in the Anugītā
• अनुगीता: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुगीता
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• पर्व: in the sub-parvan/section
• पर्व: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• गुरु: of the teacher
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• शिष्य: of the disciple
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिष्य
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• संवाद: of the dialogue
• Type: Noun
• Root: संवाद
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

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

• षट्चत्वारिंशत्तमः: the forty-sixth
• षट्चत्वारिंशत्तमः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षट्चत्वारिंशत्तम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• पूरः: complete
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अभवत्: was/has become
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Mahābhārata
• Āśvamedhika Parva
• Anugītā
• guru
• śiṣya
• Vāyudeva

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

This verse is a colophon marking the completion of a chapter centered on guru–disciple dialogue, highlighting that dharma and ethical understanding are preserved and transmitted through structured instruction, disciplined inquiry, and faithful listening.

What is happening in the narrative?

The speaker’s line functions as a formal closing statement: it announces that the forty-sixth chapter of the Anugītā portion, situated within the Āśvamedhika Parva of the Mahābhārata, has ended.