Shloka 350

Adhyāya 353 — Kathā-prāmāṇya (Authority of Transmission) and the Brāhmaṇa’s Ascetic Resolve

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमह्ाभारत शान्तिपर्वके अन्तर्गत मोक्षधर्मपर्वमें नायायणकी महिमाके प्रसंगमें ब्रह्मा तथा रुद्रका संवादविषयक तीन सौ पचासवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti prakāraṃ śrīmahābhārata-śāntiparva-ke antargata mokṣadharmaparvaṇi nārāyaṇasya mahimā-prasaṅge brahmā tathā rudrayoḥ saṃvāda-viṣayakaḥ triśata-pañcāśattamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ

Translation

ດັ່ງນີ້ ບົດທີ 350 ໃນພາກມົກສະທັມມະ (Mokṣadharma) ພາຍໃນສານຕິປະຣະວະ (Śānti Parva) ແຫ່ງ «ສຣີມະຫາພາຣະຕະ» ອັນກ່ຽວກັບບົດສົນທະນາລະຫວ່າງພຣະພຣະຫມາ ແລະ ພຣະຣຸດຣະ ໃນບົດບາດການສັນລະເສີນພຣະມະຫິມາຂອງນາຣາຍະນະ (Nārāyaṇa) ກໍສິ້ນສຸດລົງແລ້ວ.

Word by Word

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

• प्रकारेण: in this manner
• प्रकारेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रकार
• Form: masculine, instrumental, singular

• श्रीमहाभारत: the revered Mahabharata
• श्रीमहाभारत: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाभारत
• Form: neuter, nominative, singular

• शान्तिपर्वके: of the Shanti Parva
• शान्तिपर्वके: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शान्तिपर्व
• Form: neuter, genitive, singular

• अन्तर्गत: included/contained
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्तर्गत
• Form: neuter, nominative, singular

• मोक्षधर्मपर्व: in the Mokshadharma section
• मोक्षधर्मपर्व: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोक्षधर्मपर्व
• Form: neuter, locative, singular

• नारायणस्य: of Narayana
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारायण
• Form: masculine, genitive, singular

• महिमायाः: of the greatness
• Type: Noun
• Root: महिमा
• Form: feminine, genitive, singular

• प्रसङ्गे: in the context
• प्रसङ्गे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसङ्ग
• Form: masculine, locative, singular

• ब्रह्मणः: of Brahma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन्
• Form: masculine, genitive, singular

• तथा: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• रुद्रस्य: of Rudra
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र
• Form: masculine, genitive, singular

• संवादविषयक: concerning the dialogue
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संवादविषयक
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• त्रिशतपञ्चाशत्तमः: three-hundred-and-fiftieth
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रिशतपञ्चाशत्तम
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• समाप्तः: completed
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समाप्त
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• अभवत्: was/became
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: imperfect (लङ्), third, singular

Speaker

पितामह उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śrīmahābhārata
• Śānti Parva
• Mokṣadharma Parva
• Nārāyaṇa
• Brahmā
• Rudra

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

This is a concluding colophon rather than a doctrinal verse: it frames the preceding discourse as Mokṣadharma teaching, presented through a Brahmā–Rudra dialogue, and situates it within the praise of Nārāyaṇa’s supreme greatness—thereby linking liberation-oriented dharma with devotion and theological hierarchy.

What is happening in the narrative?

The text signals the end of a chapter: within Śānti Parva’s Mokṣadharma section, the episode concerning Nārāyaṇa’s glory—told via a dialogue between Brahmā and Rudra—has concluded, and the chapter is formally closed.