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Shloka 160

त्रिवर्गविचारः

Tri-varga Deliberation: Dharma, Artha, Kāma

Devanagari script

इति श्रीमहाभारते शान्तिपर्वणि आपद्धर्मपर्वणि दमक थने षष्ट्यधिकशततमो< ध्याय:,इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत शान्तिपर्वके अन्तर्गत आपद्धर्मपर्वमें दमका वर्णनविषयक एक सौ साठवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi āpaddharmaparvaṇi damakathane ṣaṣṭyadhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ |

Translation

ఇట్లు శ్రీమహాభారత శాంతిపర్వమున, ఆపద్ధర్మపర్వములో దమకథనవిషయక నూట అరవయ్యవ అధ్యాయము సమాప్తమైంది.

Word by Word

इतिthus; end-quote marker

श्रीsplendor; honorific 'śrī'

महाभारतेin the Mahābhārata

शान्तिपर्वणिin the Śānti-parvan

आपद्धर्मपर्वणिin the Āpaddharma-parvan (section on dharma in distress)

दमकथनेin the narration/account of Dama

षष्ट्यधिकशततमःone-hundred-and-sixtieth

अध्यायःchapter

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Śrī Mahābhārata

Śānti Parvan

Āpaddharma Parvan

Dama

Vaiśampāyana

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

As a chapter-colophon, the verse itself teaches by framing: it signals that the preceding material belongs to Āpaddharma—ethical reasoning for times of crisis—implying that dharma is context-sensitive and must be applied with discernment under adversity.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana’s narration reaches a formal close for the unit: the account concerning Dama within the Āpaddharma section of the Śānti Parvan is concluded, and the text marks the completion of the 160th chapter.