Shloka 138

Dasyu-maryādā and Buddhi-guided Rāja-nīti (दस्युमर्यादा तथा बुद्धिप्रधान-राजनीति)

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत शान्तिपर्वके अन्तर्गत आपद्धर्मपर्वमें चूढ़े और बिलावका संवादविषयक एक सौ अड़तीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti prakāraṁ śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvake antargate āpaddharmaparvaṇi cūḍe-bilāva-saṁvāda-viṣayaka ekaśata-aṣṭātriṁśattamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ

Translation

ఇట్లు శ్రీమహాభారత శాంతిపర్వాంతర్గత ఆపద్ధర్మపర్వంలో ఎలుక మరియు పిల్లి సంభాషణవిషయక నూట ముప్పై ఎనిమిదవ అధ్యాయం సమాప్తమైంది।

Word by Word

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

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

• श्री: revered/auspicious (honorific)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• महाभारत: Mahabharata
• महाभारत: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाभारत
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• शान्ति: peace
• Type: Noun
• Root: शान्ति
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• पर्व: book/section (parva)
• पर्व: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्व
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

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

• आपद्: calamity/distress
• Type: Noun
• Root: आपद्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• धर्म: duty/law
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पर्व: section (parva)
• पर्व: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्व
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• चूढे: of the mouse (Chūḍa/Chūḍaka)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चूढ
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• बिलाव: of the cat
• Type: Noun
• Root: बिलाव
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• संवाद: dialogue
• Type: Noun
• Root: संवाद
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, 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

• अष्ट: eight
• Type: Noun
• Root: अष्ट
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• त्रिंश: thirty
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिंशत्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

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

• पूरः: complete/finished
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

Speaker

लोमश उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Lomaśa
• Śrī Mahābhārata
• Śānti Parva
• Āpaddharma Parva
• Cūḍa (mouse)
• Bilāva (cat)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The colophon marks the end of a teaching-story situated in Āpaddharma: when circumstances are perilous, dharma must be applied with discernment, weighing intention, trust, and survival without abandoning ethical clarity.

What is happening in the narrative?

This line is a concluding notice stating that the chapter—centered on the mouse–cat dialogue—has been completed within the Āpaddharma portion of the Śānti Parva, with Lomaśa indicated as the speaker for the framing narration.