Shloka 41

धृतराष्ट्र-सेवा, राज्य-कार्य-विभागः

Service to Dhṛtarāṣṭra and Allocation of State Duties

Devanagari script

इति श्रीमहाभारते शान्तिपर्वणि राजधर्मानुशासनपर्वणि भीमादिकर्मनियोगे एकचत्वारिंशो5ध्याय:

Transliteration

iti śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi rājadharmānuśāsanaparvaṇi bhīmādikarmaniyoge ekacatvāriṃśo 'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

ดังนี้ ในศรีมหาภารตะ ศานติปรวะ ภาคว่าด้วยราชธรรมานุศาสนปรวะ บทที่สี่สิบเอ็ด ว่าด้วยการมอบหมายภารกิจแก่ภีมะและผู้อื่น ก็สิ้นสุดลง

Word by Word

• इति: thus; end-quote marker
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• श्रीमहाभारते: in the revered Mahabharata
• श्रीमहाभारते: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीमहाभारत
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

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

• राजधर्मानुशासनपर्वणि: in the Rajadharmanushasana section (sub-parva)
• राजधर्मानुशासनपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजधर्मानुशासनपर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• भीमादिकर्मनियोगे: in the topic of the appointment/assignment of actions beginning with Bhima (etc.)
• भीमादिकर्मनियोगे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीमादिकर्मनियोग
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• एकचत्वारिंशः: forty-first
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एकचत्वारिंशत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Mahābhārata
• Śānti Parva
• Rājadharmānuśāsana-parvan
• Bhīma

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Although this line is a colophon rather than a teaching verse, it frames the ethical thrust of the chapter: rājadharma must be implemented through orderly administration—assigning duties (niyoga) to appropriate agents (Bhīma and others) so that governance becomes effective, accountable, and aligned with dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana marks the close of Adhyāya 41 in the Śānti Parva, within the rājadharma instruction section. The chapter’s topic is identified as the commissioning/assignment of tasks for Bhīma and others, indicating a practical phase of counsel on how a king organizes his realm through delegated responsibilities.