Mahabharata — Shanti Parva, Shloka 50

Bhīṣma’s Hymn to Viṣṇu and Kṛṣṇa’s Criteria for Divine Self-Disclosure

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत शान्तिपर्वके अन्तर्गत राजधर्मानुशासनपर्वमें श्रीकृष्णवाक्यविषयक पचासवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti prakāraḥ śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi antargate rājadharmānuśāsanaparvaṇi śrīkṛṣṇavākyaviṣayakaḥ pañcāśattamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ

Translation

Assim termina o quinquagésimo capítulo da seção de instrução sobre o dever régio (Rājadharmānuśāsana), dentro do Śānti Parva do venerável Mahābhārata, capítulo cujo tema é o discurso de Śrī Kṛṣṇa. Este colofão final assinala a conclusão de uma unidade de ensinamento sobre governo e dharma.

Word by Word

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

• प्रकारेण: in this manner
• 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, Locative, Singular

• राजधर्मानुशासनपर्वणि: in the Rajadharma-anushasana Parva (section on royal duties)
• राजधर्मानुशासनपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजधर्मानुशासनपर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• श्रीकृष्णवाक्यविषयकः: concerning the words of Shri Krishna
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रीकृष्णवाक्यविषयक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पञ्चाशत्तमः: fiftieth
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्चाशत्तम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• समाप्तः: completed/ended
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समाप्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Mahābhārata
• Śānti Parva
• Rājadharmānuśāsana Parva
• Śrī Kṛṣṇa

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

This line is a colophon rather than a doctrinal verse: it signals the completion of a chapter devoted to Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s discourse within the Rājadharma (royal duty) teachings, framing the material as guidance on ethical governance and dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator marks the end of the fiftieth chapter in this instructional section of the Śānti Parva, formally closing the unit that treats Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s statements as its subject.