Shloka 89

धर्मस्य बहुद्वारत्वम् — Nārada’s Audience with Indra (Śānti-parva 340)

Devanagari script

द्वापरस्य कलेश्रैव संधौ पार्यवसानिके

Transliteration

dvāparasya kaleś caiva sandhau pāryavasānike

Translation

Bhīṣma disse: “Na junção conclusiva — no derradeiro fim — da era Dvāpara e no início da era Kali…”

Word by Word

• द्वापरस्य: of the Dvāpara (yuga)
• द्वापरस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वापर
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• कलेः: of Kali (yuga)
• कलेः: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलि
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• सन्धौ: at the junction (transition)
• सन्धौ: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सन्धि
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• पार्यवसानिके: at the concluding/final (time/phase)
• पार्यवसानिके: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पार्यवसानिक
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular

Speaker

(भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Dvāpara-yuga
• Kali-yuga

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse frames Bhīṣma’s instruction within the yuga-transition (Dvāpara to Kali), implying that ethical guidance is especially urgent when society stands at a turning point where dharma diminishes and confusion about right conduct increases.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma, instructing in Śānti Parva, situates his discourse in the ‘sandhi’—the concluding boundary of Dvāpara and the beginning of Kali—preparing the listener for teachings relevant to an age of decline.