Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 126

अध्याय १३२ — कर्मणा मनसा वाचा: स्वर्गमार्गः तथा आयुर्विपाकः

Adhyāya 132 — The path to heaven through deed, mind, and speech; karmic results for lifespan

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत अनुशासनपरव्वके अन्तर्गत दानधर्मपर्वमें देवताओंका रहस्यविषयक एक सौ छब्बीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti prakāraṃ śrī-mahābhārate anuśāsana-parvaṇi antar-gate dāna-dharma-parvaṇi devatānāṃ rahasya-viṣayaka eka-śata-ṣaḍ-viṃśatitamaḥ adhyāyaḥ samāptaḥ

Translation

Sa gayon nagwakas ang ika-isang daan at dalawampu’t anim na kabanata, hinggil sa lihim tungkol sa mga diyos, sa loob ng bahagi ng dharma ng pagbibigay, na nakapaloob sa Anuśāsana Parva ng banal na Mahābhārata.

Word by Word

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

• प्रकारेण: in this manner/way
• प्रकारेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रकार
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• श्री: glory; honorific 'Śrī'
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• महाभारते: in the Mahābhārata
• महाभारते: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाभारत
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• अनुशासनपर्वणि: in the Anuśāsana Parva
• अनुशासनपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुशासनपर्व
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• अन्तर्गत: included/contained (within)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्तर्गत
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• दानधर्मपर्वणि: in the Dāna-dharma section (parvan)
• दानधर्मपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दानधर्मपर्व
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• देवतायाः: of the deity/deities
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवता
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Singular

• रहस्यविषयकः: concerning the secret/mystery
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रहस्यविषयक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• एकशतषड्विंशतितमः: one hundred and twenty-sixth
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एकशतषड्विंशतितम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• समाप्तः: completed/finished
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समाप्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Mahābhārata
• Anuśāsana Parva
• Dāna-dharma-parva
• Devatāḥ (the gods)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

This line functions as a colophon: it signals the completion of a chapter within the Mahābhārata’s instruction on dāna-dharma (the ethics of giving), framing the preceding discourse as an authoritative, structured teaching.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma’s discourse reaches a formal stopping point: the text announces that the 126th chapter—described as dealing with a ‘secret concerning the gods’—has concluded within the Anuśāsana Parva’s Dana-dharma section.