Shloka 222

Adhyāya 223: Nāradasya Guṇa-kathana

Catalogue of Nārada’s Virtues

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत शान्तिपर्वके अन्तर्गत मोक्षधर्मपर्वमें इन्द्र और प्रह्मादका संवादनामक दो सौ बाईसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

Iti prakāraṃ Śrīmahābhārata-Śāntiparvaṇi antargata-Mokṣadharmaparvaṇi Indra-Prahlāda-saṃvāda-nāmakaḥ dviśata-dvāviṃśatitamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ.

Translation

ଏହିପରି ଶ୍ରୀମହାଭାରତର ଶାନ୍ତିପର୍ବାନ୍ତର୍ଗତ ମୋକ୍ଷଧର୍ମପର୍ବରେ ‘ଇନ୍ଦ୍ର–ପ୍ରହ୍ଲାଦ ସମ୍ବାଦ’ ନାମକ ଦୁଇଶେ ବାଇଶତମ ଅଧ୍ୟାୟ ସମାପ୍ତ ହେଲା।

Word by Word

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

• प्रकारेण: in this manner / by this way
• प्रकारेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रकार
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

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

• शान्तिपर्वके: of the Shanti Parva
• शान्तिपर्वके: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शान्तिपर्व
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Singular

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

• मोक्षधर्मपर्वे: in the Moksha-dharma section
• मोक्षधर्मपर्वे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोक्षधर्मपर्व
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• इन्द्र: of Indra
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• प्रह्मादका: of Prahlada
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रह्माद
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• संवादनामक: called (by the name) 'dialogue'
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संवादनामक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• द्विशतद्वाविंश: two hundred twenty-second
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्विशतद्वाविंश
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• सम्पूर्ण: complete
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्पूर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अभवत्: was / became
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Aorist (Luṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

प्रह्माद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Mahābhārata
• Śānti Parva
• Mokṣadharma Parva
• Indra
• Prahlāda

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

As a chapter-colophon, the line itself does not state a doctrine; it signals that the preceding dialogue is framed as Mokṣadharma—teaching oriented toward liberation—presented through a reflective exchange between Indra and Prahlāda within the peace-centered Śānti Parva.

What is happening in the narrative?

The text is concluding the chapter: it announces that the chapter titled “Indra and Prahlāda’s dialogue” has ended within the Mokṣadharma portion of Śānti Parva, functioning as an editorial/narrative closure rather than a spoken verse of argument.