Shloka 225

Brāhmaṇa-kṛtya, Āśrama-niyama, and Dāna-prasaṃsā

Duties of the Brāhmaṇa, āśrama discipline, and praise of giving

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत शान्तिपर्वके अन्तर्गत गोक्षधर्मपर्वमें श्रीयंनिधाननामक दो सौ पचीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti prakāraḥ śrīmahābhārata-śāntiparvaṇi antargata-gokṣadharmaparvaṇi śrīyaṃnidhāna-nāmakaḥ dviśata-pañcaviṃśatitamādhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ

Translation

Assim termina o capítulo duzentos e vinte e cinco, chamado “Śrīyaṃnidhāna”, dentro da seção Gokṣa-dharma do Śānti Parva do Śrī Mahābhārata. Este colofão assinala a conclusão de uma unidade de ensinamentos sobre o dharma, encerrando o discurso aqui atribuído a Bhīṣma.

Word by Word

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

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

• श्री: revered/holy (honorific)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

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

• शान्ति: of peace; Shanti
• Type: Noun
• Root: शान्ति
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Singular

• पर्व: book/section (parva)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्व
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• अन्तर्गत: included/contained within
• अन्तर्गत: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्तर्गत
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• गोक्ष: Goksha (name/title element)
• गोक्ष: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोक्ष
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• धर्म: dharma
• धर्म: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• पर्व: section (parva)
• पर्व: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्व
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• श्री: of revered (honorific)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Singular

• यम्: which/whom
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• निधान: treasure/store; repository
• Type: Noun
• Root: निधान
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

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

• द्वि: two
• Type: Numeral
• Root: द्वि

• शत: hundred
• Type: Numeral
• Root: शत

• पञ्च: five
• Type: Numeral
• Root: पञ्च

• विंशतितम: twentieth (ordinal element)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विंशति + तम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• सम्पूर्ण: complete
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्पूर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Mahābhārata
• Śānti Parva
• Gokṣa-dharma-parva
• Śrīyaṃnidhāna (chapter title)
• Bhīṣma

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

This line functions as a colophon rather than a doctrinal verse: it marks the completion of a chapter within Śānti Parva, indicating that the preceding discourse on dharma has reached its formal close.

What is happening in the narrative?

The text signals the end of Adhyāya 225 titled “Śrīyaṃnidhāna” within the Gokṣa-dharma subdivision of Śānti Parva, concluding the segment attributed to Bhīṣma’s instruction.