Shloka 270

Adhyāya 270 — Yudhiṣṭhira’s inquiry on saṃnyāsa; Bhīṣma on calculable time, tamas, and karma

Vṛtra–Uśanā exemplum begins

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत शान्तिपर्वके अन्तर्गत गोक्षधर्मपर्वमें गोकापिलीयोपाख्यानविषयक दो सौ सत्तरवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti prakāraṁ śrīmahābhārata-śānti-parva-ke antargata gokṣa-dharma-parva-meṁ gokāpiliyopākhyāna-viṣayaka dvi-śata-saptatitamaḥ adhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ

Translation

ଏହିପରି ଶ୍ରୀମହାଭାରତର ଶାନ୍ତିପର୍ବାନ୍ତର୍ଗତ ଗୋକ୍ଷଧର୍ମପର୍ବରେ ଗୋ-କପିଲୀୟ ଉପାଖ୍ୟାନବିଷୟକ ଦୁଇଶେ ସତରିତମ 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: श्रीमहाभारत
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• शान्तिपर्वणः: of the Shanti Parva
• Type: Noun
• Root: शान्तिपर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Singular

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

• गोक्षधर्मपर्वणि: in the Goksha-dharma Parva section
• गोक्षधर्मपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोक्षधर्मपर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• गोकापिलीयोपाख्यानविषयकः: concerning the Gokapiliya-upakhyana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गोकापिलीयोपाख्यानविषयक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• द्विशतसप्ततितमः: two-hundred-and-seventieth
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्विशतसप्ततितम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• समाप्तः: completed/ended
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समाप्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अभवत्: was/became
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), 3rd, Singular

Speaker

कपिल उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Mahābhārata
• Śānti Parva
• Gokṣa-dharma Parva
• Kapila
• Go (cow)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

This line is a colophon rather than a teaching verse: it marks the completion of a chapter and situates the preceding material within the Śānti Parva’s broader ethical instruction (dharma), specifically in a sub-episode connected with Go (cow) and Kapila.

What is happening in the narrative?

The text is concluding: it announces that the 270th chapter—within the Śānti Parva, under the internal section titled Gokṣa-dharma Parva, and focused on the Gokāpiliyopākhyāna—has ended, with the speaker indicated as Kapila.