Shloka 64

Kṣātra-Dharma, Daṇḍanīti, and Social Order

Indra–Māndhātṛ Dialogue

Devanagari script

इति श्रीमहाभारते शान्तिपर्वणि राजधर्मानुशासनपर्वणि वर्णाश्रमधर्मकथने चतु:षष्टितमो5ध्याय:

Transliteration

iti śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi rājadharmānuśāsanaparvaṇi varṇāśramadharmakathane catuḥṣaṣṭitamo 'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

Assim termina o sexagésimo quarto capítulo do Śānti Parva do Śrī Mahābhārata, na seção de instrução acerca dos deveres dos reis, no discurso sobre os dharmas das classes sociais e dos estágios de vida. Este é o colofão formal que assinala o encerramento do ensinamento do capítulo sobre o governo justo e a vida ética ordenada.

Word by Word

इतिthus; end-quote marker

श्रीमहाभारतेin the revered Mahabharata

शान्तिपर्वणिin the Shanti Parva

राजधर्मानुशासनपर्वणिin the Parva (section) of instruction on royal duty

वर्णाश्रमधर्मकथनेin the discourse on the duties of varnas and ashramas

चतु:षष्टितमःsixty-fourth

अध्यायःchapter

Speaker

इन्द्र उवाच

Characters & Entities

Mahābhārata

Śānti Parva

Rājadharmānuśāsana Parva

Varṇāśrama-dharma

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

This line is a colophon rather than a doctrinal verse: it signals that the chapter’s instruction has concluded, situating the teaching within Śānti Parva’s rājadharma (ethics of kingship) and the exposition of varṇāśrama-dharma (duties by social role and life-stage).

What is happening in the narrative?

The text formally closes the chapter by naming the larger book (Śānti Parva), the internal section (Rājadharmānuśāsana), the topic (varṇāśrama-dharma discourse), and the chapter count (64th). It functions as an editorial/narrative marker of completion.