Shloka 31

राजधर्मः, दण्डनीतिः, कर्तृत्व-विचारः च

Royal Duty, Lawful Discipline, and the Question of Agency

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत शान्तिपर्वके अन्तर्गत राजधर्मानुशासनपर्वमें स्वर्णछ्ीवीके जन्मका उपाख्यानविषयक इकतीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti prakāraṁ śrī-mahābhārate śānti-parvaṇi antar-gate rāja-dharmānuśāsana-parvaṇi svarṇacchīvī-janmopākhyāna-viṣayaka ekatriṁśattamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ

Translation

ଏହିପରି ଶ୍ରୀମହାଭାରତର ଶାନ୍ତିପର୍ବାନ୍ତର୍ଗତ ରାଜଧର୍ମାନୁଶାସନପର୍ବରେ ସ୍ୱର୍ଣ୍ଣଚ୍ଛୀବୀଙ୍କ ଜନ୍ମ-ଉପାଖ୍ୟାନବିଷୟକ ଏକତ୍ରିଂଶତମ ଅଧ୍ୟାୟ ସମାପ୍ତ ହେଲା।

Word by Word

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

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

• श्रीमहाभारते: in the revered Mahabharata
• श्रीमहाभारते: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीमहाभारत
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

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

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

• राजधर्मानुशासनपर्वणि: in the Rajadharmanushasana Parva
• राजधर्मानुशासनपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजधर्मानुशासनपर्व
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• स्वर्णछवी: of (one named) Svarṇachavī / golden-complexioned (person)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्णछवी
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Singular

• जन्म: birth
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन्म
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• उपाख्यान: episode/legend
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपाख्यान
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• विषयक: concerning/pertaining to
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विषयक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• एकत्रिंशत्तमः: thirty-first
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एकत्रिंशत्तम
• 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, 3, Singular

Speaker

पर्वत उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Mahābhārata
• Śānti Parva
• Rājadharmānuśāsana Parva
• Svarṇacchīvī

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse is a colophon marking the end of a chapter situated within teachings on rāja-dharma (royal duty). It indicates that the surrounding material uses an upākhyāna—an illustrative narrative about Svarṇacchīvī’s birth—to convey ethical and practical guidance for rulers.

What is happening in the narrative?

No new narrative action occurs here; it formally concludes the chapter. It identifies the textual location (Śānti Parva, within the Rājadharmānuśāsana section) and names the chapter’s topic as the episode concerning Svarṇacchīvī’s birth.