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Shloka 313

Śuka–Janaka Saṃvāda: Āśrama-krama, Jñāna-vijñāna, and the Marks of Liberation (शुक-जनक संवादः)

Devanagari script

इति श्रीमहाभारते शान्तिपर्वणि मोक्षधर्मपर्वणि याज्ञवल्क्यजनकसंवादे त्रयोदशाधिकत्रिशततमो< ध्याय:,इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत शान्तिपर्वके अन्तर्गत गोक्षधर्मपर्वमें याज़वल्क्य और जनकका संवादविषयक तीन सौ तेरहवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi mokṣadharmaparvaṇi yājñavalkya-janaka-saṃvāde trayodaśādhika-triśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ |

Translation

Assim, no Śrī Mahābhārata, dentro do Śānti Parva e, em particular, na seção do Mokṣa-dharma, conclui-se aqui o diálogo entre Yājñavalkya e o rei Janaka como o capítulo trezentos e décimo terceiro. Este colofão assinala o término de um ensinamento centrado no dharma voltado à libertação, enquadrado como uma troca filosófica entre um sábio e um governante justo.

Word by Word

इतिthus; end-quote marker

श्रीमहाभारतेin the revered Mahabharata

शान्तिपर्वणिin the Shanti Parva

मोक्षधर्मपर्वणिin the Moksha-dharma section

याज्ञवल्क्यजनकसंवादेin the dialogue of Yajnavalkya and Janaka

त्रयोदशाधिकत्रिशततमःthe three-hundred-and-thirteenth

अध्यायःchapter

Speaker

याज़्वल्क्य उवाच

Characters & Entities

Mahābhārata

Śānti Parva

Mokṣa-dharma Parva

Yājñavalkya

Janaka

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

This verse is a colophon rather than a doctrinal statement: it marks the completion of a Mokṣa-dharma chapter presented as a dialogue between the sage Yājñavalkya and King Janaka, framing the section as instruction aimed at liberation and inner peace.

What is happening in the narrative?

The text formally closes the chapter, identifying its placement (Śānti Parva → Mokṣa-dharma) and its dialogic setting (Yājñavalkya–Janaka), indicating that the teaching exchange has concluded at chapter 313.