Shloka 237

Adhyātma-krama: Indriya–Manas–Buddhi–Ātman Hierarchy and Citta-Prasāda (आध्यात्मक्रमः)

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत शान्तिपर्वके अन्तर्गत मोक्षधर्यपर्वमें शुकदेवका अनुप्रश्नविषयक दो सौ सैतीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti prakāraṁ śrīmahābhārata-śāntiparva-ke antargata mokṣadharmaparva-meṁ śukadeva-kā anuprasna-viṣayaka do sau saitīsavāṁ adhyāya pūrā huā

Translation

ଏହିପରି ଶ୍ରୀମହାଭାରତର ଶାନ୍ତିପର୍ବାନ୍ତର୍ଗତ ମୋକ୍ଷଧର୍ମପର୍ବରେ ଶୁକଦେବଙ୍କ ଅନୁପ୍ରଶ୍ନ-ବିଷୟକ ଦୁଇଶେ ସାଇଁତିସତମ ଅଧ୍ୟାୟ ସମାପ୍ତ ହେଲା।

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 within
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्तर्गत
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• मोक्षधर्मपर्व: in the Mokshadharma section
• मोक्षधर्मपर्व: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोक्षधर्मपर्व
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• शुकदेवस्य: of Shukadeva
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुकदेव
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• अनुप्रश्नविषयक: concerning the follow-up questions
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनुप्रश्नविषयक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• द्विशतसप्तत्रिंशत्तमः: the 237th
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्विशतसप्तत्रिंशत्तम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• पूर्णः: completed
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अभवत्: was/has become
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Imperfect, Third, Singular

Speaker

व्यास उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vyāsa
• Śukadeva
• Mahābhārata
• Śānti Parva
• Mokṣadharma Parva

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

This line is a colophon rather than a doctrinal verse: it emphasizes the pedagogical value of anuprasna (follow-up questioning) within Mokṣadharma, implying that liberation-oriented understanding is refined through sustained inquiry and clarification.

What is happening in the narrative?

The text formally closes a chapter in which Śukadeva’s follow-up questions were the subject. It marks the completion of that adhyāya within the Mokṣadharma portion of the Śānti Parva.