Shloka 36

Rajo-guṇa-nirdeśa — Brahmā’s Enumeration of Rajasic Dispositions

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमह्ााभारत आश्वमेधिकपर्वके अन्तर्गत अनुगीतापर्वमें गुरु-शिष्य- संवादविषयक छत्तीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti prakāraṃ śrīmahābhārata āśvamedhikaparvake antargata anugītāparvameṃ guru-śiṣya-saṃvāda-viṣayaka ṣaṭtriṃśattamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ

Translation

ଏହିପରି ପବିତ୍ର ମହାଭାରତର ଅଶ୍ୱମେଧିକ ପର୍ବାନ୍ତର୍ଗତ ଅନୁଗୀତା ଉପପର୍ବରେ ଗୁରୁ-ଶିଷ୍ୟ-ସଂବାଦବିଷୟକ ଛତ୍ତିଶତମ ଅଧ୍ୟାୟ ସମାପ୍ତ ହେଲା।

Word by Word

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

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

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

• आश्वमेधिकपर्वके: in the Ashvamedhika Parva (section)
• आश्वमेधिकपर्वके: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आश्वमेधिकपर्वक
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• अन्तर्गत: included/contained
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्तर्गत
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• अनुगीतापर्वणि: in the Anugita Parva
• अनुगीतापर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुगीतापर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• गुरुशिष्यसंवादविषयक: concerning the guru-disciple dialogue
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विषयक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• षट्त्रिंशत्तमः: thirty-sixth
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षट्त्रिंशत्तम
• 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 (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Mahābhārata
• Āśvamedhika Parvan
• Anugītā Parvan
• Guru
• Śiṣya
• Vāyudeva (as speaker label)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

This line is a colophon rather than a doctrinal verse: its function is to signal the completion of a chapter focused on guru–disciple instruction within the Anugītā. The implied emphasis is on the authority of transmitted teaching (śāstra and ācārya-paramparā) and on framing ethical reflection as a structured, chaptered discourse within the epic.

What is happening in the narrative?

The text is closing the thirty-sixth chapter of the Anugītā section, identifying its topic as a guru–disciple dialogue and locating it within the Aśvamedhika Parvan. It serves as an editorial/narrative boundary marker, indicating that the preceding instructional exchange has concluded.