Shloka 162

Adhyāya 164: Gautama as Guest; Kaśyapa’s Satkāra and the Fourfold Arthagati; Journey to Virūpākṣa

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत शान्तिपर्वके अन्तर्गत आपद्धर्मपर्वमें सत्यकी प्रशंसाविषयक एक सौ बासठवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti prakāraṁ śrīmahābhārata-śānti-parva-antargata āpaddharma-parvaṇi satya-praśaṁsā-viṣayaka eka-śata-dvā-ṣaṣṭitamaḥ adhyāyaḥ samāptaḥ

Translation

இவ்வாறு ஸ்ரீமகாபாரதத்தின் சாந்திபர்வத்தின் உட்பட்ட ஆபத்தர்மப் பர்வத்தில், உண்மையின் புகழைப் பற்றிய நூற்று அறுபத்திரண்டாம் அத்தியாயம் நிறைவு பெற்றது.

Word by Word

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

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

• श्रीमहाभारत: the revered Mahabharata
• श्रीमहाभारत: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीमहाभारत
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• शान्तिपर्व: in the Shanti Parva
• शान्तिपर्व: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शान्तिपर्व
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• अन्तर्गत: included/contained
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्तर्गत
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• आपद्धर्मपर्व: in the Apaddharma section
• आपद्धर्मपर्व: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: आपद्धर्मपर्व
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• सत्य: of truth
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• प्रशंसा: in praise
• प्रशंसा: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रशंसा
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• विषयक: concerning/pertaining to
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विषयक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• एक: one
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शत: hundred
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• द्वाषष्टितम: one hundred sixty-second
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वाषष्टितम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• पूर्ण: completed
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śrīmahābhārata
• Śānti Parva
• Āpaddharma Parva
• Satya (Truth)
• Bhīṣma

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The colophon identifies the chapter’s subject as satya-praśaṁsā—praise of truth—indicating that truthfulness is presented as a central ethical value, especially relevant to dharma in difficult circumstances (āpaddharma).

What is happening in the narrative?

This is a concluding colophon stating that the 162nd chapter within the Āpaddharma section of the Śānti Parva has ended; it summarizes the chapter’s theme rather than advancing the story action.