Shloka 333

अश्वशिरो-आख्यानम्

Aśvaśiras / Hayaśiras Narrative: Retrieval of the Vedas

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत शान्तिपरवके अन्तर्गत मोक्षधर्मपर्वमें शुकदेवजीकी ऊर्ध्वगतिके वर्णनकी समाप्ति नामक तीन सौ तैंतीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti prakāraṁ śrīmahābhārata-śāntiparva-ke antargata mokṣadharmaparva-me śukadeva-jī-kī ūrdhvagati-ke varṇana-kī samāpti nāmaka trī-śata-triṁśattamaḥ adhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ abhavat

Translation

ଏହିପରି ଶ୍ରୀମହାଭାରତର ଶାନ୍ତିପର୍ବାନ୍ତର୍ଗତ ମୋକ୍ଷଧର୍ମପର୍ବରେ ‘ଶୁକଦେବଙ୍କ ଊର୍ଧ୍ୱଗତି (ମୋକ୍ଷ) ବର୍ଣ୍ଣନର ସମାପ୍ତି’ ନାମକ ତିନିଶେ ତେତ୍ରିଶତମ ଅଧ୍ୟାୟ ସମାପ୍ତ ହେଲା।

Word by Word

• इति: thus; end-quotation marker
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

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

• श्री: auspicious; venerable (honorific)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

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

• शान्ति: peace; Shanti (name)
• शान्ति: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शान्ति
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• पर्वके: in the Parva/section
• पर्वके: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्व
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

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

• मोक्षधर्म: Moksha-dharma (topic/section on liberation)
• मोक्षधर्म: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोक्षधर्म
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• पर्वमें: in the Parva/section
• पर्वमें: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्व
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

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

• ऊर्ध्वगतिके: of the upward course/ascent
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऊर्ध्वगति
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Singular

• वर्णनकी: of the description
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्णन
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• समाप्ति: completion; conclusion
• समाप्ति: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: समाप्ति
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• नामक: named; called
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नामक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• त्रिशत: three-hundred
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रिशत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तैंतीसवाँ: thirty-third
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रयस्त्रिंशत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

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

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

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śukadeva
• Śrī Mahābhārata
• Śānti Parva
• Mokṣadharma Parva

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

As a colophon, it signals the completion of a Mokṣadharma teaching-unit: Śukadeva’s ‘upward course’ exemplifies the ideal of liberation through detachment and higher realization, framing mokṣa as the culmination of dharma beyond worldly aims.

What is happening in the narrative?

This line is the chapter-ending notice (colophon) stating that the chapter describing Śukadeva’s ascent/ultimate passage has concluded within the Mokṣadharma portion of the Śānti Parva.