Shloka 41

Adhyāya 42 (Śānti Parva): Śrāddha, Aurdhvadaihika Rites, and Royal Welfare Measures

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत शान्तिपर्वके अन्तर्गत राजधमानुशासनपर्वमें भीमसेन आदिकी भिन्न-भिन्न कार्योनें नियुक्तिविषयक इकतालीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti prakāraṁ śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvake antargata rājadharmānuśāsanaparvaṇi bhīmasenādikī bhinna-bhinna kāryeṣu niyuktiviṣayaka ekacatvāriṁśattamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ

Translation

ଏହିପରି ଶ୍ରୀମହାଭାରତର ଶାନ୍ତିପର୍ବାନ୍ତର୍ଗତ ରାଜଧର୍ମାନୁଶାସନପର୍ବରେ ଭୀମସେନ ଆଦିଙ୍କୁ ଭିନ୍ନ-ଭିନ୍ନ କାର୍ଯ୍ୟରେ ନିଯୁକ୍ତି ବିଷୟକ ଏକଚାଳିଶତମ ଅଧ୍ୟାୟ ସମାପ୍ତ ହେଲା।

Word by Word

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

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

• श्रीमहाभारते: in the (holy) Mahabharata
• श्रीमहाभारते: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाभारत
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• शान्तिपर्वणि: in the Shanti Parva
• शान्तिपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शान्तिपर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

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

• राजधर्मानुशासनपर्वणि: in the Rajadharmanushasana Parva (section)
• राजधर्मानुशासनपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजधर्मानुशासनपर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• भीमसेनादीनाम्: of Bhimasena and others
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीमसेन
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• भिन्नभिन्नकार्येषु: in various different tasks
• भिन्नभिन्नकार्येषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्य
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Plural

• नियुक्तिविषयकः: concerning appointment/assignment
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नियुक्तिविषयक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• एकचत्वारिंशत्तमः: forty-first
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एकचत्वारिंशत्तम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• समाप्तः: completed; concluded
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समाप्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Mahābhārata
• Śānti Parva
• Rājadharmānuśāsana Parva
• Bhīmasena
• Vaiśampāyana

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The chapter-colophon highlights a key principle of rāja-dharma: effective and ethical rule depends on assigning people to duties suited to their distinct roles and abilities, so that responsibility is properly distributed and dharma is maintained.

What is happening in the narrative?

This is a concluding colophon spoken by Vaiśampāyana, marking the end of the forty-first chapter within the Rājadharmānuśāsana portion of the Śānti Parva, summarizing that it treated the topic of appointing Bhīmasena and others to different tasks.